We need more mobility on the backend, that means Jake Gardiner. Kostka and Fraser were both absolutely abysmal, maybe slot in ROB.
We need to be more physical, and we need to improve our breakouts, our defensemen had no one to pass to half the time and thus looked exceptionally poor. People have to get open, or carry the puck further, and make smarter decisions with the puck.
That was one of the worst games I've had the displeasure of watching but I'm not about to throw in the towel just yet, it's game one, the first playoff game for a lot of our players.
Hopefully Carlyle makes the necessary adjustments and we take what we need from this game so we can come out better in game two.
Let's try and remain optimistic fellas, seriously, it sucked, we can all agree on that, but no one wants to be depressed and angry as an entire forum, it's no fun at all. We just happened to get matched up with literally our worst opponent, and it's showing, but we've played them well in the past and there's still plenty of time to turn this one around.
Go Leafs Go.