From kristen_shilton: Leafs' comeback against Blackhawks too little, too late:
among the Leafs’ walking wounded. Touting their depth has been a standby for Toronto all season, though, and they made it clear on Wednesday the loss didn’t reflect who wasn’t playing, but the execution of those who were.
And the Leafs did not. Two days after Matthews said his team “pretty much quit” while facing a four-goal deficit against Tampa, Toronto left it all on the ice this time around.got the ball rolling with a goal late in the second period, followed up by Matthews’ goal early in the third. Chicago had pulledfor a true battle of the back-ups in net. Rielly kept the Leafs’ momentum going with a power play goal, and Tavares had them within one when only 89 seconds remained in regulation.
“I thought we came out and worked hard [in the third],” added Rielly. “We put ourselves in a hole, and it was too little too late. Last period is great, [but] you look at the start and the position we put ourselves in after the first period, that’s the problem.”“We have to worry about what we’re going to do on a daily basis,” Tavares said. “How we’re going to execute and play the way we’re going to play, the identity we’re going to play with.
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