Toronto has now lost 6 games in a row, all in regulation...
from Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun,
Carlyle pulled Jonathan Bernier. That was smart. Then he put captain Dion Phaneuf on the point with an extra attacker.
That wasn’t smart.
All night long, in maybe the Leafs’ most important game of the season, Phaneuf fought the puck. He had a sloppy, uncharacteristically terrible night, causing someone to ask if they’d ever seen him play worse as a Leaf.
from Jonas Siegel of TSN,
Head coach Randy Carlyle observed "tenseness" during the first half of Wednesday's game, one that saw St. Louis completely manhandle their sinking opponents, especially so in a dominant first frame. Big, hard, fast and strong, the best team in the West controlled possession of the puck almost without exception, peppering Jonathan Bernier with 23 shots while scoring the first two of four unanswered.
"It's like we were frozen for 30 minutes of the hockey game," Carlyle said. "We didn't pick up the puck and skate with it at all. And that's showing signs of being nervous, tense, [lacking] confidence, not wanting to make a mistake which led to more offensive zone time [for the Blues]."
from Chris Johnston of Sportsnet,
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