In a surprise to no one, the Bruins came out fast and hard against a Toronto Maple Leafs team that destroyed them in game in game.
The Leafs did not play their best game, and they deserved to lose.
To be very clear, the contents of this article are not that the Leafs lost because the referees were bad. The Leafs would have lost anyways.
But it’s one game, the two teams are evenly matched and it will be a long series. I’m not too concerned about the Leafs – although I think Jake Gardiner even feels sorry for the pathetic and nearly inhumane piling on William Nylander is experiencing (ironically one of the only Leafs who showed up last night).