Leafs allow 7, lose by 2 to Rangers.
Man did the Leafs play an undisciplined game tonight. Not only as far as penalties, but as far as defensive play. The team allowed 7 goals on 46 shots. 3 of the 7 Ranger goals were scored during major penalties to Sean Avery and Andre Roy in the 2nd period. Roy, making his Leafs debut after being claimed off waivers from Minnesota and spending some time on IR, took a spearing penalty with less than a minute to go in the 2nd period.
The positives: The Leafs 2nd line continues to play well. Datsyuk has 3 points and the line is a +2.
The negatives: A lot of negatives for the Leafs tonight. 7 goals on 46 shots, those aren't pretty numbers. Henrik Lundqvist can't be blamed for the loss, but he didn't play that great either. On top of this loss, the team received word prior to the game that Wade Redden had a setback during the morning skate and will miss some more time. The star defenseman still hasn't played a game for the Leafs after being acquired from, ironically, the team that beat the Leafs tonight by scoring 7 goals. Looks like we could have used him against his former team.
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