Leafs flat at home, in own zone yet again in loss to Canes

The way the Maple Leafs have mucked up their end of the ice, the home repair bill this autumn will leave them in substantial debt. Article content

Persistent problems moving the puck to their top offensive players haunted them again Sunday, in back-to-back losses to a visiting team missing key players. Logan Stankoven’s third-period goal completed a three goal comeback by the Carolina Hurricanes, a 5-4 result in the annual Hall of Fame Game at Scotiabank Arena. Article content Article content

On top of 39 shots by Boston the night before, the Canes out-did the Leafs 45-20.

But there was no inspiration for the Leafs from the great names on hand, as they were both outworked and outsmarted.

And what should have been a bounty of points from 12 home dates among the first 16 games ended