This isn’t last year’s team, and one loss doesn’t spell doom for all Leafs fans this year.
One of only two teams going into Monday undefeated, the Leafs lost in overtime to the Islanders after making a late-game charge. Last year, the loss would have been expected, but the new season has brought new hope to Toronto, and this loss won’t get them down.
"We all know that we're not going to win them all," goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere said after the loss. "We're going to face some challenges and stuff like that. The good thing is I can feel guys are mad; they're irritated with the loss."
At this point last season, the Leafs had no wins and had lost their seven games by a combined 18 points. This season they’ve won four of their five games by a combined eight points, a drastic change of pace.
A summer of trades and new acquisitions brought a new look and talent level to the team and quieted the critics of the trade of the second pick at the draft. A trade for 2009 Stanley Cup winner Kris Versteeg headlined the summer season followed by the signing of free agent Colby Armstrong, among others.
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1st Loss for the Toronto Maple Leafs Is Not a Season Breaker
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