Leafs Hit Rock Bottom
It is very easy to stick up for a hockey team that may loose a few games as long as they come to the rink each game and put forth a solid, determined effort. However, when a hockey team comes out and before four minutes of the game has elapsed, they look as though they have called it a night; that is when there is a disturbing problem. Tonight’s game, which was the fifth annual Hockey Hall Of Fame Game in Toronto, was supposed to be a measuring stick for the Leafs to measure their level of play against a good hockey team. It was the first meeting between the two teams since the Leafs were eliminated in game 7 of the eastern conference quarter finals in a game that was quite similar to tonight’s game. In both games, the Leafs were out of contention very early in the contest.
In a game which already has added atmosphere as it was the Hall Of Fame Game, the Leafs were unable to establish any kind of intensity or inspired play. They were down by a score of 3 – 0 by the time the game was four minutes old. After the third goal was scored, it looked as though the Leafs were just waiting for the remaining fifty six minutes of the game to expire, which, for a professional hockey team at home for the Hall Of Fame Game, is completely unacceptable.
The Leafs will go on a six game road trip during the middle of November, which means they must figure out a way to turn this style of play around or they could find themselves in deep trouble come the end of the month.
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