Well, the Leafs did not avenge their Saturday night beating and they came away with a 5-2 loss. In this game, the Leafs were practically dead for the first 40 minutes and 17 seconds. At the 18 second mark of the third period Grabovski knocked it in. Follow a few minutes later by Kulemin, however the Leafs could not tie it up as they just can't seem to bury more than two goals past Tuukka Rask. The main problem was the Leafs couldn't figure out how to get Phil Kessel around big Chara.
Now the score does not tell the whole story. At one point, the Leafs were down 3-0, but two quick put them within one. A big save by Tuukka Rask kept the Leafs from tying it. Toskala played a good game, even robbing a few Bruins players. It was a dumb Blake penalty that ended up costing the Leafs making it 4-2, then the Bruins iced the game by scoring it on the empty net.
Again, the bright side is the Leafs are getting their secondary scoring, and Toskala is playing fairly decent in net. However, the Leafs cannot seem to get a three-game winning streak going. The Leafs need to get moving NOW, at least get some points. They need to start climbing the standings and not let the Bruins get a top 5 draft pick.
The next game is this Saturday @ 7:00pm against the Capitals in Toronto, on CBC, Hockey Night in Canada. Let's sleep this one off Leafs Nation and come back fresh and ready on Saturday! Until next time!
Nicholas Porretta
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