One question in particular got a frosty response from the coach. That question was asked by Toronto Sun reporter Steve Simmons.
Holl wasn't the only Leaf who was bad on the night. Everyone was terrible. Holl did have a very rough first shift though. He gave the puck away at least three times on his first shift � he was part of the storm � before Steven Stamkos scored his first goal of the series on a perfect pass by the perfect passing Nikita Kucherov.
Steven Stamkos makes it 1-0 early pic.twitter.com/IIpceSLo6d� Omar (@TicTacTOmar) May 8, 2022
Holl was a minus 1 with three blocks five hits in 17:25 of ice time. He was partnered with Mark Giordano on the third pairing.
Steve Simmons has a a bit of a tumultuous relationship with some of the Leaf players with questions he has asked and things he has reported on.
Simmons reported that Matthews tested positive for COVID-19 in June, the lone reporter who identified the Leafs' forward publicly as the unnamed player who received the positive test.
When Simmons was queued up in the post-game conference, Matthews expressed his displeasure with the reporter's prior story.
"First of all, it's unfortunate I'm getting a question from you at this point, Steve. I just wanted to say that I didn't appreciate the article you wrote about me a couple of months ago. I thought it was a bit unethical, to be honest," Matthews said, before responding to Simmons' question about the Blue Jackets' defensive systems.
Here is the entire interaction between Steve Simmons and Auston Matthews during tonight's post-game presser. #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/eHdVipMovI� Maple Leafs Hotstove (@LeafsNews) August 3, 2020
Toronto needs to start on time. This was a big part of the problem in Game 4. Less than ten minutes into the game the Leafs were already down 3-0. The Buds will need to bring their work books for Game 5 on Tuesday Night.
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9 MAI | 296 ANSWERS Steve Simmons asks another stupid question to Sheldon Keefe If the Leafs fail to make it past the first round again will Sheldon Keefe get fired in the Summer? | ||
Yes, had enough chances with this team | 178 | 60.1 % |
No, Trades will happen first | 118 | 39.9 % |
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