Zee
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hockeyfan1 said:I don't expect a whitewash from Boston or Pittsburgh. One of these two games, the Leafs will play tight. Our goaltenders will need to be at their best to guard the net.
Basically, the rest of the schedule is against teams that are physical (Nashville) and Tampa Bay (speedy). Both have good netminding which won't be easy to crack, so to speak. With the type of offence the Leafs are capable of generating, expect a workout for some of these goalkeepers.
Only Buffalo is the weak team and the Leafs have beaten the Sabres on their home ice this year.
Solid netminding, speedy offence, physical hockey, tough defence, that's what the Leafs will be up against in these next four to five games. Not that they haven't seen this before.
I don't know about that. The Leafs rarely if ever "play tight". Way too many wide-open games this season with ultra loose coverage. Leafs are winning recently because they've been able to score in bunches, but that's not sustainable.