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Maple Leafs swamped
The clinch won be a cinch.
In fact, some more of that pain that Mike Babcock warned about when he became coach of the Maple Leafs two years ago was absorbed Tuesday night as Toronto found out what slamming head on into a Stanley Cup contender in April feels like.
With their first playoff spot in four seasons within reach if they could somehow get past the Presidents Trophy favourite Washington Capitals and get help on the out of town scoreboard the Leafs were swamped 4 1. Their next chance to punch their post season ticket comes Thursday with Tampa Bay in town.
On Tuesday, the Bolts fell to Boston, which clinched its playoff spot, while the New York Islanders won and are still hanging around.
There were prophetic words from James van Riemsdyk before the game, as he deflected questions of Toronto projected playoff chances after Sunday final game against Columbus.
don want to get too far ahead of ourselves before the ink is dry on that, warned the left winger. it has been exciting to play some meaningful games down the stretch. We done pretty well, we continue to push forward. It only going to get tougher from here on out. was even more tight lipped in the morning when a reporter, attempting to get him to comment on the spreading playoff fever, pointed out youngsters have no memories of the Leafs in the playoffs.
don either, retorted the coach.
Each club came into Tuesday on a run of 8 1 1, but the vast difference was Washington aiming to wrap up first overall and Toronto, on a back to back, attempting to qualify for the first time in an 82 game season since 2004. The Caps, who have had many trips mapped out to the Cup final that were stopped cold, are taking a methodical approach to this campaign, to be ready for a two month grind.
That included the trade deadline acquisition of defenceman Kevin Shattenkirk, seen as the last piece of the puzzle and one of Tuesday night scorers and credited with the game winner.
came out and dictated play from the get go and we didn have a whole lot of answers, Babcock said. were hungry, competitive and won more battles.
don want to make excuses. I would obviously have liked to play them tomorrow (instead of after a three game road trip and Monday match in Buffalo) and had that as a measuring stick. To me, we didn find out how good they were, because we didn push them at all. Leafs were out shot 13 3 in the first period as both teams used their back ups, Curtis McElhinney and Philipp Grubauer.
was a one sided game, start to finish, said Babcock. had about eight minutes there at the start off the second period, but otherwise they were bigger, stronger, faster, quicker and more organized. best chance to keep up came when down just 1 0. Matt Niskanen was in the box for somehow thinking the officials wouldn see him throw a puck away from the Capitals crease. But before that power play ended, Mitch Marner was called for holding the stick and the magical Caps power play went to work.
With efficient puck control, Alex Ovechkin and Shattenkirk manoeuvred the perimeter until they rotated positions, Shattenkirk with an near empty net goal.
unit has been together awhile, noted McElhinney of 25 point power play shooters Nicklas Backstrom and Ovechkin. able to make something out of nothing. To get down 2 0 was the (dagger).
were just a little flat and unable to find our way into that game. You give them some opportunities, they can make you pay. Caps remain a possible first round match up for Toronto, plenty of incentive to get out of the wild card spot the Leafs were left in after Boston and Ottawa won on Tuesday.
isn any secret that certain match ups are more advantageous, said Toronto defenceman Connor Carrick. a perennial top team who been a contender all this year and last. But you have to go through the best teams to win. You don just luck it out. forwards found industrial strength Capitals in their path much of the evening, boxing them out of Grubauer crease. The Caps were also having none of Nazem Kadri attempts to ruffle their feathers.
Ovechkin, who had all the focus on himself in the morning for confirming his intent to play in the 2018 Olympics, recorded his 60th point in 42 career games against Toronto on the Shattenkirk goal and now has at least a point in eight straight against them. Marner, who just missed a first period breakaway pass during a stretch of 4 on 4 play, finally scored on the power play with 1:08 remaining. The other two of Toronto 60 point rookies, Auston Matthews and William Nylander were blanked, Matthews seeing a five game goal streak halted.
McElhinney, who has been patiently charting face offs while Frederik Andersen went on a tear and won nine of 12 starts, had little chance when the Leafs took their eye off the puck for a second on a dump in and Brett Connolly and Andre Burakovsky set up Lars Eller on the first goal.
The 6 foot 6 centre did not return after one period of Tuesday 4 1 loss to the Washington Capitals at the ACC. He had an upper body injury from one of the forceful hits delivered by the visitors, who looked far more in physical playoff mode than the newcomer Leafs.
in a back to back game, you like your fourth centre, said Toronto coach Mike Babcock. just talked to the doctor and they will re assess him in the morning and let me know what going on. Leafs are taking Wednesday off, so Boyle availability for Thursday against Tampa Bay, ironically his old team that many thought would be out of the playoffs by now, won be clear until game day.
Tyler Bozak did some double duty at centre after Boyle departed and in all, eight different Leafs took draws. Auston Matthews went 10 for 18 as the Leafs wound up with better team numbers than the Caps in the dots, one of their few positives in the loss. If Boyle can go, Ben Smith can be activated.
been great since he been here, winger James van Riemsdyk said of Boyle impact since the trade. does a lot of little things, makes some good plays and has provided us with a different element there. We see what happens with him.
The clinch won be a cinch.
In fact a bit more of that pain that Mike Babcock warned about when he became coach was absorbed Tuesday replica van cleef & arpels onyx necklace night as the Maple Leafs were reminded what slamming into a Stanley Cup contender feels like.
With their first playoff spot in four seasons in the cards if they could get past the Washington Capitals and get some help on the out of town scoreboard, Toronto was swamped 4 1. Their next chance to punch their ticket comes Thursday with Tampa Bay in town. But the Bolts need to beat the Leafs in regulation to extend the race into the weekend.
Toronto, which had not lost at home since Feb. 18, was blanked, notably their trio of 60 point rookies, until Mitch Marner van cleef replica necklaces power play goal with 1:08 to play.
Marner, Auston Matthews and William Nylander were celebrating the night before for being the first to replica van cleef & arpels clover necklace reach that mark since the 1980 81 Quebec Nordiques. Matthews had his five game goal streak snuffed by the Caps.
The clinch won be a cinch.
In fact, some more of that pain that Mike Babcock warned about when he became coach of the Maple Leafs two years ago was absorbed Tuesday night as Toronto found out what slamming head on into a Stanley Cup contender in April feels like.
With their first playoff spot in four seasons within reach if they could somehow get past the Presidents Trophy favourite Washington Capitals and get help on the out of town scoreboard the Leafs were swamped 4 1. Their next chance to punch their post season ticket comes Thursday with Tampa Bay in town.
On Tuesday, the Bolts fell to Boston, which clinched its playoff spot, while the New York Islanders won and are still hanging around.
There were prophetic words from James van Riemsdyk before the game, as he deflected questions of Toronto projected playoff chances after Sunday final game against Columbus.
don want to get too far ahead of ourselves before the ink is dry on that, warned the left winger. it has been exciting to play some meaningful games down the stretch. We done pretty well, we continue to push forward. It only going to get tougher from here on out. was even more tight lipped in the morning when a reporter, attempting to get him to comment on the spreading playoff fever, pointed out youngsters have no memories of the Leafs in the playoffs.
don either, retorted the coach.
Each club came into Tuesday on a run of 8 1 1, but the vast difference was Washington aiming to wrap up first overall and Toronto, on a back to back, attempting to qualify for the first time in an 82 game season since 2004. The Caps, who have had many trips mapped out to the Cup final that were stopped cold, are taking a methodical approach to this campaign, to be ready for a two month grind.
That included the trade deadline acquisition of defenceman Kevin Shattenkirk, seen as the last piece of the puzzle and one of Tuesday night scorers and credited with the game winner.
came out and dictated play from the get go and we didn have a whole lot of answers, Babcock said. were hungry, competitive and won more battles.
don want to make excuses. I would obviously have liked to play them tomorrow (instead of after a three game road trip and Monday match in Buffalo) and had that as a measuring stick. To me, we didn find out how good they were, because we didn push them at all. Leafs were out shot 13 3 in the first period as both teams used their back ups, Curtis McElhinney and Philipp Grubauer.
was a one sided game, start to finish, said Babcock. had about eight minutes there at the start off the second period, but otherwise they were bigger, stronger, faster, quicker and more organized. best chance to keep up came when down just 1 0. Matt Niskanen was in the box for somehow thinking the officials wouldn see him throw a puck away from the Capitals crease. But before that power play ended, Mitch Marner was called for holding the stick and the magical Caps power play went to work.
With efficient puck control, Alex Ovechkin and Shattenkirk manoeuvred the perimeter until they rotated positions, Shattenkirk with an near empty net goal.
unit has been together awhile, noted McElhinney of 25 point power play shooters Nicklas Backstrom and Ovechkin. able to make something out of nothing. To get down 2 0 was the (dagger).
were just a little flat and unable to find our way into that game. You give them some opportunities, they can make you pay. Caps remain a possible first round match up for Toronto, plenty of incentive to get out of the wild card spot the Leafs were left in after Boston and Ottawa won on Tuesday.
isn any secret that certain match ups are more advantageous, said Toronto defenceman Connor Carrick. a perennial top team who been a contender all this year and last. But you have to go through the best teams to win. You don just luck it out. forwards found industrial strength Capitals in their path much of the evening, boxing them out of Grubauer crease. The Caps were also having none of Nazem Kadri attempts to ruffle their feathers.
Ovechkin, who had all the focus on himself in the morning for confirming his intent to play in the 2018 Olympics, recorded his 60th point in 42 career games against Toronto on the Shattenkirk goal and now has at least a point in eight straight against them. Marner, who just missed a first period breakaway pass during a stretch of 4 on 4 play, finally scored on the power play with 1:08 remaining. The other two of Toronto 60 point rookies, Auston Matthews and William Nylander were blanked, Matthews seeing a five game goal streak halted.
McElhinney, who has been patiently charting face offs while Frederik Andersen went on a tear and won nine of 12 starts, had little chance when the Leafs took their eye off the puck for a second on a dump in and Brett Connolly and Andre Burakovsky set up Lars Eller on the first goal.
The 6 foot 6 centre did not return after one period of Tuesday 4 1 loss to the Washington Capitals at the ACC. He had an upper body injury from one of the forceful hits delivered by the visitors, who looked far more in physical playoff mode than the newcomer Leafs.
in a back to back game, you like your fourth centre, said Toronto coach Mike Babcock. just talked to the doctor and they will re assess him in the morning and let me know what going on. Leafs are taking Wednesday off, so Boyle availability for Thursday against Tampa Bay, ironically his old team that many thought would be out of the playoffs by now, won be clear until game day.
Tyler Bozak did some double duty at centre after Boyle departed and in all, eight different Leafs took draws. Auston Matthews went 10 for 18 as the Leafs wound up with better team numbers than the Caps in the dots, one of their few positives in the loss. If Boyle can go, Ben Smith can be activated.
been great since he been here, winger James van Riemsdyk said of Boyle impact since the trade. does a lot of little things, makes some good plays and has provided us with a different element there. We see what happens with him.
The clinch won be a cinch.
In fact a bit more of that pain that Mike Babcock warned about when he became coach was absorbed Tuesday replica van cleef & arpels onyx necklace night as the Maple Leafs were reminded what slamming into a Stanley Cup contender feels like.
With their first playoff spot in four seasons in the cards if they could get past the Washington Capitals and get some help on the out of town scoreboard, Toronto was swamped 4 1. Their next chance to punch their ticket comes Thursday with Tampa Bay in town. But the Bolts need to beat the Leafs in regulation to extend the race into the weekend.
Toronto, which had not lost at home since Feb. 18, was blanked, notably their trio of 60 point rookies, until Mitch Marner van cleef replica necklaces power play goal with 1:08 to play.
Marner, Auston Matthews and William Nylander were celebrating the night before for being the first to replica van cleef & arpels clover necklace reach that mark since the 1980 81 Quebec Nordiques. Matthews had his five game goal streak snuffed by the Caps.
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