Toronto’s poor starts have become a narrative again; they haven’t scored in a first period since February 14th against Vegas and have given up the first goal in five consecutive games. Babcock seemed relatively unconcerned when asked about the team’s starts, save Monday’s game against the Sabres:
No, we didn’t talk about it. We didn’t generate any offence in the first period [against Buffalo]. Actually, in previous games, we had generated quite a bit but hadn’t scored. [Against Buffalo], we didn’t do anything in the first period. Obviously, our starts are important but we didn’t address that today at all, we just got the motor running and got ready for [Edmonton].