Recap: Maple Leafs blow Hurricanes back out to sea in 4-1 win

James Guillory-USA TODAY SportsIt’s Tuesday night and the Leafs are on TSN. After that smackdown by the Bruins they really need a win tonight, especially as they have three games on a road trip ahead after tonight, including a date with the Lightning.

Here’s my real-time recap of the game.

Pre-Game

Rod Brind’Amour shows some love for the Leafs.

Toronto is probably—of all the teams we’ve played—I’d say the most skilled up front. That’s not a stretch. We don’t want to give away time and space. You hear that all the time, but against a good team, especially with the high end talent they have, we definitely need to do that tonight.

Meanwhile on TSN, Ray Ferraro wants you to know he hates stretch…