It would be easy to pin this blown opportunity on Alexei Ponikarovsky. With the Leafs up by a goal with less than a minute to play, the puck was on Poni's stick and all he had to do was shoot it toward an empty Carolina net. Instead, Cory Stillman picked his pocket and the rest is history. We couldn't hold on with a 2-0 lead and only 90 seconds to play in the third.
It would be easy to blame Ponikarovsky, who was also in the box when the winning goal was scored, but it's more likely my fault. I never should have wrote this. I should know better.
Current Record Last GamesSeason Leaders14-13-7
35 points
4th in Northeast3-2 OTL vs. Carolina
4-1 Loss vs. Montreal
4-0 Win vs. AtlantaM. Sundin - 40
N. Antropov - 35
T. Kaberle - 23
