Did you watch last night’s game? If not, skip to the Marlies section.
The Maple Leafs were obliterated by the Lightning, losing 7-3 in a game where they simply got worse and worse as it went on. Here’s our autopsy report:
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Game Five Recap: Toronto Maple Leafs lose bad to Tampa Bay Lightning 7-3
Are you worried about the Leafs? Morgan Rielly is not worried. Which is odd since he’s been awful.
Morgan Rielly said #Leafs aren't "overly worried" about three straight losses, but "it's not what we want. We're not happy. That's not what we plan on doing moving forward. You also have to be aware that it's early, but we have to be much better than we were tonight"
— Kristen Shilton (@kristen_shilton) October 11, 2019
Rielly and the Leafs don’t have much time to react before their next game. It’s tomorrow in Detroit against the Red Wings.
At least all of the Canadiens, Bruins and Senators lost last night too.
Toronto Marlies
The Marlies are in Winnipeg to kick-off a back-to-back series against the Manitoba Moose this weekend. Game time tonight is 8:00 p.m. EST. They started their season last weekend with a 4-1 win over the Senators. Jeremy Bracco picked up three points in that game. Will he keep up that pace?
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Martinook out 6-8 weeks with core muscle injury - Canes Country
[SPECIES: A good excuse to never work out your core. You could wind up injured like Jordan Martinook! Be an iron man with a beer gut like Phil Kessel!]
Phil Kessel of the @ArizonaCoyotes is skating in his 777th consecutive regular-season game dating to Nov. 3, 2009, passing Craig Ramsay (776 GP; March 27, 1973 – Feb. 10, 1983) for the seventh-longest “Ironman” streak in NHL history. https://t.co/QiXDVnkELl #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/6Q8lO7LdUa
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) October 11, 2019
How worried are you?
| I’m not worried. It’s only been five games. Spare me the stats. | 136 |
| I’m a bit worried but October Matthews is burning down the whole league so who cares. | 111 |
| General Hyman, months ago you served John Tavares in the Bruins Wars. Now he begs you to help him in his struggle against the Red Wings. This is our most desperate hour. Help us, Zachary Hyman. You’re our only hope. | 85 |
| THIS IS A DISASTER! TRADE KAPANEN AND CALL UP BRACCO! | 62 |
