Lightning player torches Leafs' defensive play

Revealing quotes via The Toronto Sun as the Leafs are dissected, particularly from a 'veteran Tampa Bay Lightning player' who spoke with The Sun this week.

“It was like, from the beginning of the season, you could see it if you watched any of their games,” he said. “They give up too many odd-man rushes and you just can’t survive in an 82-game schedule playing that way in this league.

“It just seemed like they needed Bernier to play great every night for them to have a chance to win. It doesn’t work that way. You play that way night in and night out and eventually it’s going to catch up to you. Too many games in the league are tight defensively, now.”

Also: “They may be talented offensively, but they were predictable defensively. And in this league, teams are going to take advantage of it.”

Source: Rob Longley, Toronto Sun