Toronto Maple Leafs: Pros and Cons of First 2 Games
By Neal DeRosa
CON: Roman Polak
In one of my recent articles I talked about how in order to be successful Polak needed to keep his feet moving to keep up with the game, he has not done well in this regard thus far. Here are some of the goals Polak has been on for during this series.
Game 1: 1-0 goal. Polak (right defensemen) has a tough time deciding whether he wants to step up to the puck carrier or stay with his man, Brad Marchand. He also doesn’t stop the pass from going through.
2-1 goal. Once again, Polak is in-between challenging the puck carrier and properly blocking the passing lane. In the end, he does neither, as Krejci has an ample amount of time to pick out a pass. Hainsey could have done a lot better tying up Backes too.
