There were a lot of familiar themes in this one, from poor special teams, to glaring defensive issues, to playing slow, to not scoring nearly enough yet again in the playoffs.
It’s too early in the series to reflect in the mirror, and the Leafs clearly need to get William Nylander back — and hopefully Bobby McMann — but this was an uninspiring start to the 2024 playoffs for the Leafs, to put it nicely.
Your game in 10:
1. The Leafs started this game with the Auston Matthews line, and the physicality was immediately evident.