Toronto still has some fine\u002Dtuning to do as they struggled to put away the feisty Red Wings in the second to last exhibition game.
With the dew on the pumpkin patch and opening night less than a week away, some Maple Leafs came up with their first pre-season goals Thursday night.But detail is still missing in the overall prep work. While everyone wants to get the National Hockey League regular season going, the numerous experiments Toronto has tried in exhibition play still need some runway and newcomers need adjustment in their roles.
Projected No. 1 Samsonov, who sat much of the early games in September, struggled at times to find his angles and twice lost his goal stick. A group of veterans waited for him at the gate following a chaotic second period to offer support. Samsonov had been beaten on a Nate Danielson deflection and was mad at himself for leaving Jonatan Berggren a high hole. He was swimming a couple of times during intense Detroit pressure that discombobulated the veteran Leafs on breakout.Maple Leafs head north for team bonding with season opener a week away
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