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Maple Leafs first to take on new shape in 'unflappable' Game 1 performance

Unflappable.

In a performance that could command a wide variety of flattering attributes, that's how head coach Sheldon Keefe put it for the Toronto Maple Leafs after their bafflingly dominant 5-0 win over the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of their first-round series Monday night at Scotiabank Arena.

In a room full of scribes, it was the head coach that described it best.

Because unflappable was precisely how the Maple Leafs had to be.

It really was all the difference.

The Maple Leafs put on a clinic in Game 1 against the Lightning. (Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images)
The Maple Leafs put on a clinic in Game 1 against the Lightning.