The Leafs played a very good game against the Penguins for two periods, then as i predicted they ran out of gas in the third (they had played the night before) and the Penguins managed to hold on to a 2-1 win. The Penguins had scored both goals very early in the first period.
Kessel and Crosby were once again pointless. Crosby has yet to score a point this season. It's his worse start to a season in his career. Fleury was surprisingly very good between the pipes, but he's always seemed to save his best games for the Leafs.
The Leafs were hard-working all night long. They're starting to play better in Mike Babcock's system. Hard work is likely to remain a trademark for this team for the rest of the season. Players who aren't willing to put in the effort will be visiting the press box. And unlike the previous two coaches, Babcock has the contract to back him up in case some players get a 'i-don't-care-attitude'.
As for Pens coach Mike Johnston, i'm still betting that he'll be the first coach to get axed this season.
