Maple Leafs win game 6 over senators, in front in the second round of Stanley Cup Playoffs: Live Reaction and Updates

For the Leafs, the fact that a game 7 did not follow.

The “Sens in 7!” Sing, which kept giggling from the crowd of the Canadian tire center. Only a few would have surprised if the Leafs had played closely and tense through game 6 and made another opportunity to close a series through their fingers. In game 6, the Leafs have been 1-13 in possible series clinching games since 2018.

This statistics have been mentioned again and again in the last 48 hours.

Seven games were very possible. But it didn't happen, and at short notice the Leafs deserve the silence to silence the growing fear around them and only play a better game than the senators. The Leafs made themselves after chance and merged things more often in their own end.

To achieve a veteran in Pacioretty at the end of the third period is probably part of what GM Brad Treliving had in mind when he added all the veterans he did before this season.

In the regular season, the Leafs looked as if they were taking a lead and relying on their defense structure to complete a game. They did this without rethinking where they were in the playoffs. This is important for this Leaf team.