Toronto showed it can get the job done by beating Tampa Bay. Down two games to Florida, it’s coach Sheldon Keefe’s turn to set the right tone
That tone is whispered, funereal and often irritated. It is detached and occasionally delusional. It’s the sound of someone who knows they’ve just screwed up, but is already tired of talking about it. It is the tone of losing.“We had control of the game for a bit there, but a couple of little plays kind of gave them the momentum,” O’Reilly said after Thursday’s Game 2 loss to the Florida Panthers.
He used the same words as O’Reilly – “a couple, obviously, mistakes” – but the impression created was diametrically opposed. Here’s someone who doesn’t know what’s going wrong or how to make it better.“Just mistakes. I don’t know. What do you want to call it? They’re mistakes.” Winning the first round against Tampa was an overdue proof of concept. Sure, Tampa was tired and injured and occasionally the players seemed like they’d rather be at a tiki bar somewhere. But when the Lightning’s must-win reflexes kicked in, the Leafs were able to wrestle them to the ground.Now, down two games to none to a lesser team, it’s Keefe’s turn. If the Leafs are good enough to beat the Lightning, they’re good enough to beat the Panthers.
Keefe loves line changes almost as much as the Toronto media loves reporting on them. But we are now in a post-tactics scenario. Keefe isn’t project managing the Leafs any more. That’s what the regular season was for.
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