Let's start with the bad here. Toronto wasted a strong defensive game. Ottawa had a good amount of shots on goal but a good portion of those chances were from the outside and the point. Beauchimen and Komisarek were calm and limited their mistakes. Toronto did not show the toughness that we were promised in the offseason by Brian Burke, but they did a good job defensively.
The ugly part was the offence. Maybe the Leafs were focusing too much on the defensive side of the game or maybe it was just Ottawa doing a good job themselves. It doesn't matter. The Leafs failed to generate much of an attack, only scoring the one powerplay goal.
Jonas Gustavsson would qualify as the good. He stopped 26 of 28 and looked solid. The two goals against him were one that should not have counted and a penalty shot. Pretty good for his first start of the year.
Still, the Leafs ended the game with a loss and are still looking for win #1. This Saturday they play the Pittsburgh Penguins. Toronto will need to be at the top of their games to win on the weekend.
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