from Lance Hornby of the Toronto Sun,

Garret Sparks has now seen both sides of the NHL spectrum in just 72 hours.

But he vowed not to let the hellish side of the sport get in his kitchen after a 6-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. The Marlies call-up, who got all the kudos in a 3-0 debut shutout Monday, wanted to take most of the blame Wednesday, but it was a true team effort in that regard for Mike Babcock’s club.

The Leafs’ most lopsided loss of the season came down to an inability to handle the hard-charging, hard-hitting Jets and coming apart at the seams in the third with Winnipeg up only a goal. Dion Phaneuf was a minus-4 and the hot line of Nazem Kadri, Leo Komarov and James van Riemsdyk totalled three shots as part of an 0-for-3 power play.

But say this for Sparks, he’s a quick learner.

“I’m not going to dwell on it, I’ll take it for what it’s worth,” he said after facing 35 shots. “It was my second NHL game, a new experience. It’s a difficult league, you ask anyone who comes in and they’ll take their lumps at some point. I got it out of the way early, I guess.”

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