"First and foremost, let's hope Chris Tanev is okay. It was a scary scene, but the initial news that he is feeling okay, passed his tests, and is on his way back to Toronto is a major relief. Secondly, condolences to Jays fans everywhere on one of the most heartbreaking losses in professional sports history. As someone who is far and away a bigger Leafs fan than a Jays fan, I'm not one for the comparisons or this idea that the Jays 'Leaf'd' this opportunity. It's unfair to compare what the Jays accomplished this season to the rinse-and-repeat first or second round Game 7 letdowns by the Leafs."
"There was a hockey game that was played last night, and it was a pretty good one by the Maple Leafs. Coming off a sloppy loss in Columbus, the initial start was about as bad as it could've gone for the Leafs, as Chris Tanev defended a dump-and-chase passively and Oliver Ekman-Larsson botched the coverage, leaving Christian Dvorak alone in front to make it 1-0 inside 1:10 of the start. From there, the Leafs settled in and played a solid, hard-working road game. Following a good offensive-zone shift by the Knies-Matthews-Robertson line, Auston Matthews tied it up with a recently-rare-but-vintage Matthews snipe (more on that in the notes). They didn't take advantage of a four-minute power play late in the first period, but they came out and mostly owned the middle frame after surviving an early too-many-men penalty (which led to a scare with a double-post scramble in the crease). They out-scored the Flyers 2-0 and out-shot them 12-3 at five-on-five with the long change."
"Jake McCabe scored on a seeing-eye floater from distance after a grinding offensive-zone shift by the Joshua-Roy-Maccelli line. The Leafs did a good job of working to earn pucks back on the forecheck and then making the second and third-effort plays to extend offensive-zone sequences in this game. In this case, Maccelli recovered a puck by stripping Nick Seeley after Tanev's initial point shot, and the Leafs reload"
Chris Tanev experienced a scary incident but is feeling okay, passed tests, and is returning to Toronto. The Toronto Blue Jays suffered a heartbreaking loss, drawing condolences and rejection of unfair comparisons to Maple Leafs postseason letdowns. The Maple Leafs conceded an early goal inside 1:10 after passive defense and a coverage error. The Leafs then settled, played a hard-working road game, and Auston Matthews tied the score with a vintage snipe. The team failed to convert a late first-period power play but dominated the middle frame, out-scoring the Flyers 2-0 and out-shooting them 12-3 at five-on-five. Jake McCabe scored on a seeing-eye floater following sustained forechecking and second-effort play, and Maccelli recovered a loose puck after stripping an opponent following Tanev's point shot.
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