"First thing's first, the Leafs have now surrendered five goals or more in five of their pasting seven outings versus Columbus. Yeah, for some reason, the Jackets have been a thorn in Toronto's side -including the playoffs. The Leafs outshot the Jackets 38-24, but honestly, that was indicative of the game. The Leafs were sloppy. Game after game, they continue to play defence that would make a beer league team lick their chops. This is unacceptable."
"At this point, they could be better off dressing Dennis Hildeby until Joseph Woll's ready to return to game action. Additionally, we debated what's up with Auston Matthews. He had another lacklustre night. Meantime, we gave some love to John Tavares, who became the 49 th player in NHL history to score 500 goals. Sammy Blais was really solid in his Leafs debut, too, notching one goal, one assists, five hits, and two shots on goal."
"Is this real life, or is it just fantasy? The Toronto Blue Jays are now just one win away of their third World Series in franchise history. Thank goodness we're all entrenched in their amazing story, because it's been an October to forget for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Unfortunately, it was more of the same on Wednesday night in Columbus."
The Toronto Blue Jays sit one win away from their third World Series in franchise history. The Toronto Maple Leafs suffered another embarrassing loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets, having surrendered five or more goals in five of seven recent meetings with Columbus. The Leafs outshot Columbus 38-24 but displayed sloppy defence and persistent defensive breakdowns. The team is 5-5-1 and has started slow overall, though it remains ahead of Florida and Tampa. Goaltending has struggled, with Cayden Primeau underperforming and Dennis Hildeby mentioned as an option until Joseph Woll returns. Auston Matthews had another lacklustre night. John Tavares reached 500 career goals. Sammy Blais debuted strongly, and Steven Lorentz exited with an injury. Andi Petrillo promoted her new book and expressed a belief that the Leafs will be okay long term.
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