For the first time this season the Maple Leafs started on time thanks to a spark provided by a pair of Scarborough wingers. (lukefoxjukebox)
Kerfoot himself stated pre-game that his line could do better, and the trio made good on that effort.
“He played with lots of confidence, he wanted the puck, he was looking to make plays, he was flying through the neutral zone. We haven't seen that here quite yet,” Keefe said pre-game. A more energized and determined Leafs group washed away the sour taste of Thursday’s loss in Kanata and, perhaps best of all, skirted the potential embarrassment of playing University of Toronto“You’re going to see a lot of this throughout the league. In fact, Colorado’s playing one skater short tonight as well,” Keefe said. “Lucky for us, we didn’t need it.”
Bunting put the contest away when he wristed his keepsake puck past Anton Forsberg. Playoff Kerfoot set the new guy up during a two-on-one rush.
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