Really a strange decision by the coach not to start Crosby in overtime. He didn’t even get onto the ice. Instead, Eller started and got exhausted as the leafs got to make a full line change with possession and he completely missed his coverage in overtime. Worst part is that the Penguins had possession early… could have strategically played keep away for the entire Matthews shift and then put Crosby out there… instead, that line of Eller and Karlsson tried a low percentage chance to score and lost possession that eventually led to the leafs scoring. Didn’t even get to put the best player in the world on the ice in a desperate overtime.
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