Big picture, it will be interesting to see if the two points the Leafs failed to pick up against the lowly San Jose Sharks this season ends up costing them the Atlantic Division title.

For the second time this month, San Jose beat them in a shootout. Wild stuff.

Carter Hutton filled in for Jay Rosehill on the Friday edition of Leafs Morning Take. We kicked off the show by giving our initial thoughts on the 6-5 shootout loss. After that, we dove into the Max Pacioretty story a bit. Prior to the game, Craig Berube was asked about the veteran forward and if he expects him to play in the post season. He said he was ‘pretty confident,’ which we’ve been consistent in saying on our show for the past month. Pacioretty’s fine. He’ll be back soon.

Then, we got into a full game recap. It was an ugly effort, especially for Joseph Woll, who was indirectly called out by his head coach. Naturally, I asked Hutts about what that’s like as a goalie. Personally, I think it’s a card you can’t use too much, but I do think last night was the right time. On a positive note, William Nylander scored twice to set a career high in goals. He’s been money in the bank this season. Additionally, Auston Matthews and John Tavares each tallied a goal and an assist. Scott Laughton scored his first with his new team, which was great to see. Toronto’s power play stayed hot, too, going 2-for-4. They’re now an NHL best 14-for-32 in March.

After that, courtesy GRETA BAR YYZ, former Leafs head coach Randy Carlyle dropped by. That said, the audio and video connection wasn’t great, so just be mindful of that when you go and check it out. It was a great time to get Randy on, especially after Berube’s testy comments in the media last night. We talked to Carlyle about that, and picking your spots when you call a player out.

Lastly, we previewed this weekend’s back-to-back in Los Angeles and Anaheim. Would it surprise anyone if the Leafs went into Los Angeles and won? The Kings are currently on a franchise best 15 game home point streak. That’s about to get snapped on Saturday night. We all know it.

Jay Rosehill will be back in the mix on Monday. Join us at 11 AM ET for a full breakdown of this weekend’s action. Also, we’ll start to get ready for the big showdown with Florida next Wednesday.

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