But, the positives outweigh the negatives, especially when nearly every line was involved in the offence on Friday. That includes Stastny's line with Kristian Vesalainen and Adam Lowry, with both Stastny's line mates scoring goals.
"I was talking to Lows and Ves, sometimes you don't notice it on the scoresheet but you realize we change and the other team gets hemmed in a little bit and we score right after that," Stastny said. "Different nights you're going to have different guys score goals, different lines. But you want to chip in every way you can and be able to let Paul be able to roll lines, create that momentum, create chances."
Vesalainen's first period goal was the second tally of his NHL career, and it was a big reward for a player that Maurice felt had proven he was ready for the opportunity to play on Lowry's line.
Stastny felt the 22-year-old is building confidence with every game.
"When he's on his game, he's good at protecting the puck. Obviously he's a shooter, he knows how to find those dangerous areas," said Stastny. "I think me and Lows can read off him, let us try to do the dirty work and find him because he's the shooter on the line. But then he was also kind of leading the forecheck at different times."
All Jets lines will have to be at their best against a deep Maple Leafs squad that, for at least part of last night, loaded up a top line with their top three point producers - Auston Matthews, John Tavares, and William Nylander.
"We'd handle it the same way as the Draisatil, McDavid idea gets handled," Maurice said. "If you load up a line, you have to make a decision on who is your most effective line at both ends tonight. If it's Dubois' line because he's a big, heavy man down low, or Scheif, or it could be Lowry. You find your line."
Puck drop is set for 7 pm CT.