The Toronto Maple Leafs lost in overtime to the Florida Panthers 7-6 Tuesday night and it has made it more apparent to me than ever that playing the Boston Bruins in the first round is the best-case scenario this season.
Tuesday we saw the Toronto Maple Leafs play a high-flying game with 13 goals. Defenses collapsed, goalies crumbled and the offense poured in. While sometimes outscoring your problems can get you the win, it is not the way to win playoff hockey.
Sure, you can talk about how it was Muzzin’s first game back, how Lybushkin was scratched, or even how Campbell had to come in midgame as replacement for Kallgren – but, that doesn’t change the fact that this is not the way to win a game in the National Hockey League.