It was a fun game, first of all — feisty (Leo vs. a Sedin, Corrado vs Burrows), enough goals, the Leafs played well. Better, there were flickers of light at the end of the tunnel in the form of Brendan Leipsic’s play — capped off by his first career NHL goal in his first career NHL game, teary-eyed parents looking on from the stands… doesn’t get much better — as well as the continued excellence of Jake Gardiner, who has encouragingly stepped it up a notch since the Dion Phaneuf trade.
It was interesting to hear Henrik Sedin, clearly disgusted by his team’s performance, talk after the game about how hard working and loose the Leafs were last night.