Maple Leafs regroup, Anthony Stolarz likely out for must-win

Boos rained down at the final horn in toronto’s scotiabank arena on Wednesday night as the MAPLE LEAFS Moved Closer to Extending Their 57-Year Stanley Cup Droght With A 6-1 Blowout Loss To The The Panthers.

Fans even their jerseys on the Ice as Toronto Saw Its 2-0 Series Lead Turn Into A 3-2 Deficit. But Coach Craig Berube Wants His Players to get out of their heads for now.

“That last game was overthinking and not playing hockey,” He said. “Right now, [players] Need to stick together tonight as a team and take a breath. Stop thinking about the game. Relax. We’ll get thinking about the game when it matters. “

To get back to toronto for a game 7, the leafs will have to win in florida, but they like Likely Won he has started GALTENDER Anthony Stolarz. He has been sidelined since game 1 of the series with an undisclosed injury. He resumed skating over the weekend and was on the Ice for a 30-minute workout on Thursday, but berube doubted stolarz wolde join the leafs in Florida for Game 6.

That leaves His Replacement Joseph wollWho gave up five goals on 25 shots wednesday.

Players Met after the game to break down what wind, and berube had a team meetings played for Thursday after the left in Fort Lauderdale.

“A Loss is a Loss,” Berube sa. “If we [had] Lost 2-1 [on Wednesday] And it was a close game, with it really matter today? We get even. I ‘bee in this situation beefore. We’re all going to be down and dejected, but we can get be. We have to regroup. “

That includes the leafs’ top skaters. Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner And William Nylander Have failed to score against Florida.

In game 5, The Panthers repeatedly stymied toronto’s rush attempts and pounded they with a smothering forecheck that left the left.

Meanwhile, florida peppered woll until defenseman Aaron oak leaf Broke through with the game’s first goal late in the first period. Toronto’s Own Mistakes – Including a Dmitry Kulikov Shot Beating Woll Off the Stick of Leafs’ Forward Scott Laughton And a baffling turnover by Marner in his own zone to set up a Jesper Boqvist Strike-LED to a three-goal second period. After aj grayer made it 5-1 Florida with his first-eve playoff goal, woll was gone in Favor Matt murray.

“[It was] Very Disappointing, “SAID Morgan rilly. “But at the end of the day, whether we are listed to the last night or life in the overtime, whatever it is, we still in a position where we have ready to figure. [to Florida] And play our best game. We can get dwell on all sorts of [other] Things. “

The leafs were in control of the series against Florida Early on, Collecting Wins in Games 1 and 2 and Multi-Goal Leads in Game 3. They have looked back. The panthers rallied in the second period of game 3 to score three goals and take their first lead of the night. Rilly’s Goal at the Midway Point of the Third Period tied the game and forced overtime, but Brad Marchand Scored the game-winner for florida.

That rilly marker would stand as toronto’s last goal on Sergei bobrovsky For nearly six periods of hockey. Toronto was shutout 2-0 by the panthers in game 4 and if dangerously closing to be blanked again if not for nick Robertson’s Late marker late in game 5.

Bobrovsky struggled to open the series against the leafs, allowing nine goals in the first two games for an .820 SV%, but he’s slammed the do sin -less in that Game 3 win. He has turned aside 54 of 55 shots through games 4 and 5 for a .982 SV%.

Robertson’s Goal Did Little for the Fans.

“It’s Tough,” saaid riell. “But they [fans] Have the right to do what they want to do. We need to improve and play better. We experience to have a team that is going to go out and win and comment. When it does not happen, everyone is upset. “

Rielli is the longest-tenured member of the leafs and has experienced the many highs and low toronto has endured trying to exorcise pass playoff demons. Brandon caro – Acquired at the March Trade Deadline- Is Newer to Toronto’s History But Shared Rilly’s View that Despite the Emphatic Fan Response to their Performance that Should Linger.

“In a game like that, you don’t want to overthink those things to much,” has caro of the extracurriculars. “It is a passionate fanbase … there’s going to be ups and downs for sure, but from the standpoint of the standpoint of playing in the post, Ive be in these situations myself. Just subject to this group by any need to be taken into account, too. “