from Damien Cox of Sportsnet,
Hockey seasons go in peaks and valleys, ups and downs. One day you’re unbeatable, the next day you can’t imagine winning another game.
The Buffalo Sabres are a great example right now. They won 10 straight. Now they’ve lost five straight.
The Toronto Maple Leafs, meanwhile, seem to be in a mode where they’ve decided a full 60 minutes of focused hockey is for the other teams. You know, the teams without all the fancy young forwards. Along with that, they’ve also decided defending is for the less skilled. Competing hard, too.
The Leafs got away with such a laissez-faire performance at home Thursday against lowly Detroit, at least partially. They were so shoddy over 40 minutes they deserved to lose. They got a point out of it with a third-period comeback before losing in overtime.
Saturday night in the Massachusetts capital, they didn’t get away with a nearly identical effect.
Below, catch the game highlights of Boston's 6-3 win over Toronto.
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