BOSTON — Sheldon Keefe's team was in a similar position 12 months ago. The Maple Leafs dropped their playoff opener to the Tampa Bay Lightning before roaring back to capture the Original Six franchise's first series in nearly two decades.
The Maple Leafs dropped their playoff opener to the Tampa Bay Lightning before roaring back to capture the Original Six franchise's first series in nearly two decades.Despite suffering a 5-1 loss in Boston to open this spring's Stanley Cup tournament, Toronto still — at least in some ways — finds itself in a slightly better spot compared to last year's curtain-raising setback on home ice.Boston swept the Leafs four straight in the regular season, outscoring Toronto 14-7.
The long-term numbers and trends, however, are bleak for a team that pumped 36 shots at Bruins netminder Jeremy Swayman on Saturday, but was undone by mistakes, penalties and an inability to capitalize on opportunities. Leafs enforcer Ryan Reaves, who signed in the off-season as part of a roster remake that included off-ice intangibles, referenced Disney's"The Lion King" when asked about the team's mood.
"The physicality was right," said Reaves, a veteran of 109 playoff contests."It was just the sticks and the penalties that really didn't have an impact on the play.A huge question mark for Toronto as the best-of-seven series progresses is the status of winger William Nylander, who missed the opener with an undisclosed injury.
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