In their second-to-last game before the real dance commences, the Toronto Maple Leafs had their heads handed to them, getting outclassed by the Detroit Red Wings by a score of 7-3 in front of 18,577 fans at the Joe Louis Arena.
The Red Wings dominated the Maple Leafs all game long, pounding Leafs starter Jussi Rynnas with a total of 34 shots, including a third period that saw the Red Wings fire a total of 16 shots to the Leafs four.
A lot of Maple Leaf fans were bragging about the Leafs’ penalty kill, which had been very good heading into tonight’s action, only to see the Red Wings make a mockery of the Leafs’ PK, scoring four times on seven chances, mostly thanks to Tyler Bozak and Mike Komisarek who took two penalties apiece.
With a ton of attention focused on rookie forward Nazem Kadri, he failed to impress, registering one shot in just 11:17 of ice time. In fact, on this night, every single one of the Maple Leafs centres seemed to struggle, with Bozak taking two undisciplined penalties, Kadri getting pulled after 11 minutes of play, Christian Hanson emerging with a minus-two rating, Mike Brown emerging with a minus-two rati ...
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Toronto Maple Leafs Preseason Action: Clipped 7-3 By Detroit Red Wings
October 1st, 2010 by Mark Ritter Leave a reply »
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