Sabres burn the Leafs during runaway win with blatant showing of disrespect late in the game
The Toronto Maple Leafs would probably like to just turn the page on last night's game against the Buffalo Sabres and forget all about it. Unfortunately, there are lessons to be learned here, and while Sheldon Keefe knows that it's best to just move on, he can't let his team forget what happened last night either.
The Sabres laid an absolute beating on the Leafs last night, shelling both Ilya Samsonov and Martin Jones, racking up 9 goals on the night and allowing only 3 in a very lopsided victory on home ice. While Leaf fans were upset with the loss, they could have at least applauded the Sabres for teaching the Leafs a lesson were it not for the Sabres' production team throwing a cheap pot shot at the Leafs towards the end of the game.
With just over a minute to go in the game, the Sabres' production team began to pump the Hall & Oates classic "You Make My Dreams (Come True)" over the PA speakers in their home arena. Obviously, this was message to the Leafs, who had utilized the Hall & Oates tune as their goal song for years, only finally replacing it this year.
The Sabres may have found this funny, adding insult to injury in a blowout, but I can guarantee you that the Leafs didn't find it funny. Not one bit.
If the Maple Leafs were looking for some bulletin board material to get them fired up, there it is. Using a team's own former goal song to mock them in a runaway game is sending a clear message to them that you don't respect them. The Sabres may have made a crucial error in judgement with that one.
We have a long while to wait for the Leafs' response to the Sabres bumping Hall & Oates late in last night's game as the two teams don't play again until March. However, you can bet that the Leafs will keep that in mind, as the next meeting between these two teams occurs in Toronto.
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DECEMBRE 22 | 1751 ANSWERS Sabres burn the Leafs during runaway win with blatant showing of disrespect late in the game What should the Leafs do to hold the Sabres accountable for playing the Leafs' own former goal song during a 9-3 win in Buffalo? | ||
| Make their night a miserable, rough outing | 262 | 15 % |
| Absolutely destroy them on the scoreboard | 615 | 35.1 % |
| Nothing. Just accept it and move on | 874 | 49.9 % |
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