Written By: Mark “The Hard Hitter” Ritter
Entering Saturday evenings game the Toronto Maple Leafs had a chance of eliminating the Montreal Canadiens from the playoffs. The first thing that needed to happen was for the Leafs to beat the Habs in regulation. Sadly, while the Leafs did eek out a 4-3 overtime victory, that did not happen, so the rest of the scenario is irrelevant at this point.
Saturday nights tilt between the Canadiens and Maple Leafs represents exactly how the Leafs are going to need to play next season if they are to have a measure of success—compete hard in all zones, get great goaltending and get every player to play for the name on the front of the sweater, not the one on the back.
Unselfish play, high intensity, the use of the Leafs newly found speed and a focus on staying out of the penalty box and taking advantage of your opportunities on the power play (the Leafs were last in both special team categories this season) will equate to more wins next season, failure to do all these things will see the Leafs make a repeat performance as one of the NHL’s bottom feeders.
One of the things the Leafs will have to do ...
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