A more physical Toronto team than in playoffs past was also slower and less dangerous on offense in Game 1.
Credit: Apr 20, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Bruins left wing Jake DeBrusk celebrates his goal with his teammates during the second period in game one of the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Toronto Maple Leafs at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY SportsIt’s one of the most repeated adages in hockey.
“It’s just all about the mindset and keeping our composure and finding that fine line of competing and sticking up for one another but not crossing that line where we’re the ones being taken to the box,” Leafs superstar center Auston Matthews But as Keefe suggested after the game, you can’t pin a loss on your goalie when you only score once. The Leafs obviously felt the shocking absence of star right winger William Nylander, who, coming off a 98-point season, hadn’t missed a game due to injury in eight years but woke up Friday with an undisclosed physical ailment. Left winger Bobby McMann, a big body who broke out for 15 goals this season, was also missed. But it’s not like the Leafs were rendered offensively barren for Game 1.
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