Leafs Cannot Figure Out Sabres

Perhaps it is becoming a psychological barrier for the Maple Leafs but each time the Leafs take on the Sabres, they struggle to come up with a solid sixty minute effort. The Leafs have still yet to beat the Sabres this season with the last two games resulting in very ugly losses. Tonight’s game resulted in another poor effort with the Leafs never developing any kind of momentum.

Ed Belfour allowed the most goals he has in quite a while; however, the majority of them were not his fault. Defensively, the Leafs looked completely disorganised allowing several breakaways and odd man rushes. Midway through the third period, Belfour was pushed awkwardly back into the net after a Buffalo forward charged hard to the net causing him to look slightly uncomfortable in the moments after the play. Hopefully that situation did not aggravate his back injury as that would certainly be a huge blow to the Leafs.

Matt Stajan was assigned on paper to St. John’s to rectify the Maple Leafs roster problems but is likely to be recalled on Tuesday after the rosters expand following the trade deadline.

The Maple Leafs will take on the Panthers and the Penguins on Tuesday and Thursday, respectively to finish up their homestand.