sens @ Leafs - Oct. 3rd, 7:00pm - SN

[herman]

Tavares killing every chance to control it in deep :/

 

[ZBBM]

I like John Tavares but he singlehandedly killed any chance they had. No FO wins, giveaways.

 

[Arn]

6 posts, and Bob played well.

I’m cautiously optimistic.

I think it’s a bit shit they’re playing 2 extra regular season games at the cost of a bit more training camp/pre season games. It’s a disservice to paying and watching fans.

 

[ZBBM]

Maybe the worst game I can remember from 91.

 

[L K]

They re more watchable but points matter. That was not a game they should have lost and they did. I didn't care for how they played at all in the 3rd and Ottawa was playing down one of their top 2 defenseman.

Poor effort. Posts and everything but there was no urgency and they got outworked

Multiple times Ottawa dumped the puck in after the Leafs were trailing and we also the first to get back to the puck. If guys are too tired to skate...get them the fuck off the ice

 

[dappleganger]

I thought the Leafs deserved the win. 6 posts... ouch.

The Leafs 1st line is absolutely feasting on opponents.

The Leafs 2nd line is still getting caved in a lot.

 

[cw]

They re more watchable but points matter. That was not a game they should have lost and they did. I didn't care for how they played at all in the 3rd and Ottawa was playing down one of their top 2 defenseman.

Poor effort. Posts and everything but there was no urgency and they got outworked

Multiple times Ottawa dumped the puck in after the Leafs were trailing and we also the first to get back to the puck. If guys are too tired to skate...get them the fuck off the ice

Points really matter for a bubble team particularly against another bubble team.
They're not good enough to crawl out of a deep hole.
So they do not have as much time to figure something out

Had the game on the whole time but had distractions.
Pretty even 1st
Then the Leafs seemed to take over.
then the Sens took over.

The graphic after the 2nd period that bothered me was the puck battles: ~70% won by the Sens, 30% by the Leafs

Raddysh looked more effective

McKenna seems to be afflicted with deer-in-the-headlights syndrome. He's not engaging in puck battles. Better to lose 70% than concede 100%

It was a disappointing loss. Not as ugly to watch as last season but a let down.

 

[rjd]

Still waiting till 5 games to make a first judgement.

 

[cw]

Article below seems fair as an opinion he backs up
The 'outcoached' may be taken from Hiller's post game where he claimed they couldn't get out of their own zone because they were tired. Hiller criticized the Leafs taking the penalties they did in the 3rd which shifted the momentum.

Sportsnet: 'Lots of iron': Maple Leafs' loss to Senators not all puck luck

Don’t construe the fact that Leafs could have won to mean they should have won.

Through 60 minutes, the Senators proved the more organized and hungrier outfit. They earned a 5.01-3.26 edge in expected goals, spent more than two minutes longer in Toronto’s zone than the Leafs did in theirs, and won 64 per cent of the puck battles.

Puck luck played a role, but it wasn’t the sole reason. The Leafs got outworked in crunch time and outcoached in the neutral zone

Hiller’s bunch has another level to reach in terms of clean zone exits, locking down leads, and striking chemistry with four new lines and two new power-play units.

Everything’s early. Give it time. That’s the sentiment in Leafland one week into the gauntlet.