Depleted defence...goaltending... Here's five reasons for MapleLeafs fans to be concerned about the team. (lukefoxjukebox)
and again when the Panthers scorched the Leafs for a touchdown plus a two-point conversion in Sunrise, but the high-risk, high-reward identity Toronto is carving under Keefe relies on smart decision-making and forwards covering up for chance-taking defenders.
“We need to be connected through all three layers of goalie, D and forwards. I think that support is so huge for us to just sustain pressure and not open up the ice for them too much,” Frederik Andersen explains. The skaters wear part of that for gifting so many odd-man rushes and carelessly covering their own zone for stretches of time, but Andersen and Michael Hutchinson can’t escape unscathed.
Moreover, the organization, which pinched pennies on the backup role, seems to be scrambling at how best to set Andersen up for success. Of Toronto’s four letter-wearing leaders, no one has celebrated his 30th birthday. That quartet has a combined one playoff series victory to rub together.
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