Steven Lorentz Comments on Penalty Following Tim Stützle's Embarrassing Dive

Although the Toronto Maple Leafs came out with a 3-2 OT victory, the team didn't have the easiest road to get there, as they ended up receiving six penalties throughout Game 3, and though they kept Ottawa to only one goal, it could have been a lot more difficult.

It seems no matter what the Senators try to do, the Leafs have an answer for, and while it won't always look pretty, the team has shown they can persevere through anything thrown their way.

But it still irked Steven Lorentz, a victim of a Tim Stutzle dive that got called for a trip, and speaking out before Game 4, he explained that perhaps Stutzle embellished things and was just trying to cut off the angle:

While Lorentz can argue what he was doing, he really shouldn't need to, and Stutzle's reputation for being a player who is "less steady" on their feet as your traditional skater should have given the Leafs forward a pass.

While he hasn't registered a point yet, Lorentz does have a block and eight hits in that span, winning both of his face-offs, and being a spark plug on the ice, constantly hounding the Senators and being a relentless forechecker, even when he's in the middle of a line change.

He's not a huge factor on the scoresheet, but he's been a huge part of Toronto's fourth line with Scott Laughton and Calle Jarnkrok; they are setting the tone, being a nuisance for Ottawa, and have contributed two points in addition to their stout defense.

Though he will need to make sure that he doesn't give Stutzle any room to work with, Lorentz will certainly need to be careful he doesn't get victimized yet again by the flopping forward, which is always easier said than done.