Fansided · Oct 30, 2018
Toronto Maple Leafs: Matthews Absence Not to Blame for Loss
Four shots in the first period? Are we sure those weren’t the 2013 Toronto Maple Leafs?
Scotiabank Arena came ever so close to seeing the Toronto Maple Leafs come back from 2-0 down for the second straight game. But unfortunately it was not meant to be as the Calgary Flames hit the empty netter with six seconds left and held on for a 3-1 victory.
Before we look into the game, this loss is not because the Maple Leafs lost Auston Matthews for four weeks due to injury. Yes the team had to get accustomed to their new lines rather quickly but that isn’t an excuse for why the Leafs’ offense looked like it was stuck in mud and constantly passed away golden scoring opportunities.