Leafs' win over Blackhawks was more annoying than productive

"The Toronto Maple Leafs scored two goals in the final minutes of the third period to earn a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night. But it was more of an annoying game where they managed to get the full two points, than anything that felt like a positive step forward. In any other circumstance than this current Maple Leafs season, seeing Auston Matthews score in vintage fashion to tie the game and then a key offseason addition like Dakota Joshua score the game-winner just eight seconds later, would have been electric."

"The Leafs simply looked like an amateur team trying to try their luck against better competition for most of the game on Tuesday. The Chicago Blackhawks -- without star Connor Bedard, we might add -- just ran rampant over the Leafs in their own arena and it was yet another example of how this team is just not built to be a true contender or even anything close to something that can win a playoff round."

"There is a creeping feeling after the Leafs start to expose themselves as a very mediocre team led by a superstar talent underperforming and goaltending continue to cover up a whole lot of mistakes when it can, that this season is a little pointless. Something needs to happen for this team to turn a corner and there is a growing sentiment that they won't be able to do that with this current management, coaching staff, and even roughly 80% of the current roster."

The Maple Leafs scored two goals in the final minutes to secure a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. Auston Matthews tied the game in vintage fashion and Dakota Joshua scored the game-winner eight seconds later, prompting cheers at Scotiabank Arena. The Leafs performed like an amateur team for most of the game, with Chicago -- without Connor Bedard -- dominating in Toronto. Goaltending repeatedly covered mistakes, masking defensive and roster deficiencies that make the club appear incapable of winning a playoff round. There is growing sentiment that significant changes in management, coaching, and roughly 80% of the roster are needed to turn the season around.

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