Sam Bennett was vilified in Game 2, but the Panthers forward was not disciplined by the NHL for a hit that concussed Matthew Knies.
Bennett, however, was contrite about the Bunting shove, saying “I’d like to take that one back,” claiming he was trying to strike Bunting in the shoulders, but his stick “rode up” the Leaf’s back.
It doesn’t help that Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner get more special teams’ time and it’s Nylander whose ice time often gets sacrificed when newcomers are accommodated such as Ryan O’Reilly and Matthew Knies.Article content With Knies now out with a concussion, it might bring a higher profile to Nylander. Keefe says all the Leafs must get more shots and traffic on Sergei Bobrovsky, but he’s disappointed that the first power play unit, which doesn’t include Nylander, has had many opportunities on the doorstep, but just one goal on seven chances in this series.
Maurice said at the team’s Friday breakfast before flying home that few players and staffers could recall a more intense set of games played so close together, even those who’d been on Stanley Cup winners.
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