Toronto Maple Leafs: Three Takeaways From Loss To Sharks

Dec 13, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs center Mitch Marner (16) and San Jose Sharks right wing Kevin Labanc (62) fall as they go after the puck at Air Canada Centre. The Sharks beat the Maple Leafs 3-2 in the shootout. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports /

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Dec 13, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs Frederik Andersen (31) saves a shot by San Jose Sharks left wing Mikkel Boedker (89) at Air Canada Centre. The Sharks beat the Maple Leafs 3-2 in the shootout. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports /

Hunwick strikes again

By now Hunwick has lost all the trust of Maple Leaf fans due to his lackluster defensive play. Add in Roman Polak being his partner and they’re just a lightning rod.

Nonetheless, seeing him play huge minutes has become nauseating and as a result, it lead to the Sharks scoring two unanswered goals to tie the game.

In the first Sharks goal, Polak could not deflect nor poke away the puck from Braun. As a result, Braun would score bar-down on the backhand shot to cut the lead in half.

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For the tying goal, Hunwick took a questionable interference penalty which leads to Sharks equalizer. Furthermore, Hunwick finished third in TOI behind Morgan Reilly and Jake Gardiner. Adding gasoline to the frustration that fans already feel with his play.

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