'We need more emotion from everybody. We need people to get angry.' It was a troublesome week for the MapleLeafs, to say the least (lukefoxjukebox)
KANATA, Ont. – It should’ve been a rout, this match between one of the NHL’s tornado offences and a depleted roster that more closely mirrors that of a great American Hockey League outfit.had already traded away pretty much anyone worth dealing, then they got smacked with injuries to emerging young studs Colin White and Thomas Chabot.
With a healthy three quarters of the road barn rooting them on, the Maple Leafs lost 6-2 to the Senators, raising the question yet again: With only 10 games left on the docket, are the Maple Leafs prepared to grind out a nasty, tight playoff series with Boston? “We did a good job of taking the crowd out of it right from the start,” said Zack Smith, after playing a game for Ottawa in Ottawa.
It’s a quote that should come attached with its own flame emoji, and coach Mike Babcock did his best to snuff it out. The dismal week in Toronto’s own zone has seen the club surrender a minimum of five goals in each of its four games.For the most part, an inexperienced Ottawa roster responded to every Toronto push and did an admirable job of limiting chances off the rush and stifling the Leafs’ pep through the neutral zone — a key focus of interim coach Marc Crawford’s plan."What they do better than anybody in the league, I believe, is they counter on you so well.
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