Inexcusable

I know I wrote a big paragraph on how the Leafs have been playing well lately, but they're not that good. This is a team that's 13th in the conference. They're not physical. They literally played a period without hitting. Explain to me how a tough team like the Flyers get outplayed by them? Frankly, they were lucky to ever be leading the game, much less by three goals at one point. I'm glad they salvaged a point.

Tonight, things need to be different. The Flyers need to come out and dictate the action tonight. Something a lot of people observed last night was that the Flyers were waiting for things to come to them. That shouldn't be the case against Toronto. The Flyers are more physical than they are and typically bring a lot more energy to the ice. In front of the home fans, they need to make up for last night's awful collapse. No more getting outshot 55-25. That's embarrassing. Hit them hard and often and make them forget about the playoffs.

Antero Niittymaki should be in goal tonight. Biron was busy last night, and Niitty needs to get a little work, right? Joffrey Lupul is supposed to be back in the lineup tonight. He should spark the Flyers offensively and help get the goal scoring back to the level it was prior to Gagne going out and Lupul and Richards going down.