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.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.Metrolinx, TTC ramps up service to accommodate influx of Eclipse watchers, sports fansSaskatoon Blades swing monster deal to add Toronto Maple Leafs top prospect Minten“You’ve got to be able to deal with it,” Keefe continued. “We’ve been through this and we’ve bounced back well.
“Seemed to be in good spirits,” Toronto defenceman Jake McCabe said of the Swede. “Not going to speak too much on it.”
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