The Leafs is not that bad

ok...i've had it! i've spent the the last 30 minutes reading articles with pure leafs bashing. from their defensive zone coverage to their lack of offence. i must admitt, the leafs offence haven't played to the standard expected from a team with so many quality players, and their defence could be doing a better job, but the truth is that everything is not as bad as it seems. the leafs might've been outshot 46-28, but how many of those shots have been legitimate scoring chances? the leafs defence have done a great job making sure eddie belfour see the shots all the way, clearing the traffic from the shooting lane, and keeping the shooters outside in the perimeter. most of the shots that was fired at eddie were either from the point with no traffic, or weak shots from the outside. the real chances the sens generate from those 46 shots could be counted on two hands. people also saw the leafs running around in their own zone, at time having trouble clearing the zone, and seeing ottawa continue to dump it in deep and send a two-man forecheck, with a third man waiting at the blue line. yes, the leafs did have trouble clearing the zone, often having pressure in their own for over a minute before it is cleared, but most of the time occured with the puck along the boards, with 2-4 players trying to dig it out, not effectively creating legitimate scoring chances. i really think people need to give the leafs defence more credit than they are getting right now. look at their penalty killing, the sens have had trouble generating any sustainable pressure on their powerplay this series. the leafs defence have shut-down one of the top powerplay team in the regular season. now i know, there is always room for improvement, but things are not as bad as they seem. but then again, the could be worse.