Officiating tandem for Game 2 of the Leafs/Lightning series

Per Johnston, Eric Furlatt and Trevor Hanson will have the call tonight in Toronto for Game 2. While the Leafs are just 4-6 when these two officiate their playoff games, it's a much improved number over the 0-8 that the Leafs have gone in the playoffs when Wes McCauley has the call. Something of note here as well, Eric Furlatt was the official who called Justin Holl for interference in Game 7 last year on the play which negated John Tavares' game-tying goal.

I know that this may seem inconsequential to many, but when an official has a vendetta against a team or a coach, it can make it very tough for that team to win a hockey game. In the Leafs' case, there were several non-calls that favoured Tampa, as well as several calls that weren't even regular season penalties called against the Leafs.

While the Buds don't have a winning record when Eric Furlatt and Trevor Hanson are on task, I certainly like their chances a lot better than what they would have been if McCauley had overseen Game 2 as well.