“Then I thought in the second when they scored their third goal, I thought that was, since I’ve been here, that was”¦ I’ve never seen that before. Toronto is in a rebuilding phase and the fan base and brass alike are on board but it is still a disappointing place when the Leafs aren’t involved in a playoff push and I feel like we will have that void for the next couple years.
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Goalie Mike Smith will be in goal for the Coyotes on Monday after Anders Lindback got his first win in Ottawa on Saturday night.
The Coyotes would get two chances to score again interspersed with a Shawn Matthias goal, who capitalized on a rebound in the crease at 13:08. James van Riemsdyk recorded a goal and an assist Saturday to double his point production for the campaign.
In Max’s case, with him being a Toronto kid and all the time his dad spent with the Leafs, well, he’s had this game circled on the calendar for a long time. I wouldn’t be surprised if Max has the best game of his life Monday night.
Arizona Coyotes’ Max Domi (16) celebrates with teammates Ekman-Larsson, rear left to right, Michael Stone, Anthony Duclair and Martin Hanzal after scoring agains the Toronto Maple Leafs during first period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Monday, October 26, 2015. Domi did score a goal in the game to help the Yotes win and continue their surprising start.
He won a gold medal with Team Canada at the world junior tournament in January the last time he was here.
“For the most part we competed really hard, especially losing Hanzal real early in the game”, Tippett said.
The matchup with Arizona is the Leafs’ first home game since October. 10, but Babcock acknowledges that stretch doesn’t mean much if his team doesn’t perform well. “The way I look at it, let’s just keep getting better”.
“Dave’s got them playing with a good veteran centre”, Leafs coach Mike Babcock said. Let’s not worry about anything else. “We’re playing on the power play together and things are rolling so far”. Toronto is just 2 for 21 (9.5 per cent), and the Coyotes are even worse at 3 for 34 (8.8 per cent).
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After completing his third year in Junior, Marner will be 19 and could join the AHL Toronto Marlies on a temporary pro contract for the end of their season and the Calder Cup Playoffs, but the center would still be ineligible to play for the Marlies at the start the 2016-17 season, as the league has a 20-year-old minimum age requirement.
