The young guns played a wonderful game in a pretty even game where they had their chances and could have won the game. But it's never easy to beat Carey Price on a Saturday night. The Viking had another very strong game defending the Leafs goal. By the way, Andersen was a Calder trophy finalist two years ago while with Anaheim. In the first year of a big five-year contract, i no longer have any doubt he's the Leafs goalie of the future.
On another note, i was sitting next to a few habs fans after the game while enjoying a few beers and overheard them debating whether or not Matthews or Marner had a more promising future. One guy chose Matthews, the other guy Marner. Meanwhile, a buddy of mine who unfortunately also happens to be a habs fan told me Toronto would have an impressive team in the future of they can manage to add a few key pieces to their current core. He also added that he was tremendously impressed by Toronto's speed.
As for the habs, they once again showed they have a problem scoring goals this season. The likes of Max Paccioretty, Brendan Gallagher and David Desharnais have struggled mightily in trying to score goals this season. I'd be surprised if two of those players were still with the team next season.
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