I've watched every game, except the last one I turned off at 4-1. The stream isn't the greatest quality, so it's tough to see most players' names, and I have no idea which players have which numbers. I just listen to what the Leaf's announcer says, and in that first game, about the only time he mentioned Liljegren's name was for turnovers in the first two periods and the shot off the post in the 3rd. No, the turnovers didn't turn into goals, but he was having trouble doing smart things with the puck against aggressive fore-checkers, hence why I said he had a bad game. He had some turnovers in Game 3 as well, therefore I wasn't impressed with his defensive play because turning the puck over in your own zone, even if it doesn't lead to a goal, is never what I want to see a defenseman on my team do.
I'm sorry I tried to say something nice by stating he was better in the offensive zone where he kept the play alive with some nice pinches and looked fine on the cycle - I guess I should've trashed him more since he didn't have a sweet ankle-breaking goal like Rosen?
With the hype Leaf fans have been doling out ("maybe the best player from his draft year", "best defenseman from this draft", "top 3 in a re-draft", etc.), I guess I just expected less sheltering and more defensively sound play in every game, even when his team isn't doing well, rather than just looking good in the wins.