Ahead of Saturday’s game against Ottawa, Craig Berube discussed the team’s mindset coming out of the break, the hiring of Steve Sullivan as a new assistant coach, and a big weekend of divisional games. What can the three days of reset do to reset the group? Berube: It was a good win before the break. […]
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“Even though we were down 1-0 [after 20 minutes], we did a really good job of dictating a lot of the play. Credit to our guys to understand [the need for a better start], recognizing it, and then going out and executing.” – John Gruden “I thought [Luke Haymes] was great. I thought he did […]
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Christmas time is here, although the mood is anything but merry right now for the Toronto Maple Leafs. They officially sit second-to-last in the Eastern Conference as of this writing, and their overall game is trending in the wrong direction. Almost every key performance indicator for this team points to a bottom dweller. They are […]
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Coming off the firing of an assistant coach and sitting last in the Eastern Conference after losing three straight/five of their previous six, the Maple Leafs’ pre-Christmas break matchup against the Penguins felt more significant than the typical game #36 on the NHL schedule. While he played just 17:23 and showed the completely expected signs […]
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Craig Berube addressed the media after his team’s 6-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, which improved the Maple Leafs’ record to 16-15-5. On the confusion around who has taken over the power play coaching, after mixed messages in the earlier press conferences between him and Brad Treliving: The PP stuff — I know that Brad […]
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Chris Tanev will return to the lineup, and somebody new will run the power play (Derek Lalonde, according to Brad Treliving; the whole staff, according to Craig Berube), as the Maple Leafs look to avoid entering the Xmas break in last place in the Eastern Conference (4:00 p.m. EST, Sportsnet Ontario). Game Day Quotes ICYMI: […]
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General Manager Brad Treliving and Head Coach Craig Berube met with the media on Tuesday to discuss the dismissal of former assistant coach Marc Savard amid the Maple Leafs’ prolonged struggles this season. Treliving’s opening statements on the firing of Marc Savard Treliving: Those are never fun decisions to make or fun days. I want […]
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There is much to ponder for Toronto Marlies head coach John Gruden as his team enters the short Christmas break. Facing a Belleville team short on confidence (one win in their last 11) and playing a third game in three days with travel, the Marlies simply didn’t work as hard as their desperate opponent over […]
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After the Maple Leafs’ latest loss to the Dallas Stars on Sunday night, we wrote the following about the team’s power play: To repeat ourselves until we’re blue in the face, the Leafs obviously have to come up with something out of four power-play opportunities, and the lack of man-advantage production is absolutely killing them […]
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When Auston Matthews, William Nylander, and John Tavares alone combine to double the other team’s total in high-danger chances, the Maple Leafs are supposed to win the hockey game. Instead, the Leafs’ only goal came from Scott Laughton, and they ultimately lost 5-1, a scoreline that flattered the Stars. Despite breakaways for Matthews and Nylander, […]
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Craig Berube addressed the media after his team’s 5-1 loss to the Dallas Stars, which dropped the Maple Leafs’ record to 15-15-5. On the team’s performance: We played well. Through two periods, I really liked our game. Lots of chances and opportunities. It is not going in right now. Eventually, it wears on you throughout […]
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After the struggles continued against the 32nd-place Predators, the challenge only gets bigger for the Maple Leafs in a tired situation tonight against the second-place, 24-7-5 Dallas Stars (7:00 p.m. EST, Sportsnet Ontario). Game Day Quotes Craig Berube on the keys to success in a tired situation against a high-flying Stars team: Manage the puck […]
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“It’s a sequel that you don’t really want to continue to [watch] because they get worse as they continue to go on. We couldn’t get our five-on-five game going because it seemed like there were power plays on both sides. It’s definitely not a recipe for success.” – John Gruden on the Marlies reverting to […]
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Coming off what can be gently described as one of the Maple Leafs’ more lifeless outings over the past decade in Washington, notable changes were made across the lineup ahead of this game in Nashville. The Leafs continued to play terrible hockey. All of Steven Lorentz, Max Domi, and Henry Thrun were healthy scratched, while […]
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With the Maple Leafs falling to 15th in the Eastern Conference in points percentage, captain Auston Matthews discussed a 5-3 loss to the Predators, the current mental state of the team, and whether his belief in the group has been challenged. On the team’s performance in Nashville: I thought we had a better process tonight, […]
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Craig Berube addressed the media after his team’s 5-3 loss to the Nashville Predators, which dropped the Maple Leafs’ record to 15-14-5. On where the game got away from the team: I think that the late goal we gave up in the second period was avoidable. The third goal was avoidable. Our team did a […]
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With the discontent and the calls for change reaching a fever pitch in the Toronto market, the Maple Leafs badly need two points — really, two points earned with a good performance — over the 32nd-place Nashville Predators (7:00 p.m. EST, Sportsnet). Game Day Quotes Craig Berube on what he is expecting from his team […]
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After Friday’s practice, head coach Craig Berube discussed his team’s ugly loss in Washington, the current mood of his players, the areas of focus in practice, and his message to the team ahead of Saturday’s game in Nashville. A day later, how have you digested the loss in Washington? Berube: Pretty much the same as […]
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The head coach called his club’s patently poor effort against Chicago a “character win” after the Maple Leafs pulled a rabbit out of their hat late in the third period on Tuesday. If that’s the standard for a “character” effort, perhaps it’s little surprise that the Leafs were out-worked and out-played in every facet of […]
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Craig Berube addressed the media after his team’s 4-0 loss to the Washington Capitals, which dropped the Maple Leafs’ record to 15-13-5. On what made the Capitals such a big challenge for the team tonight: Ourselves. We had power play opportunities. The power play was not good. It has to be a lot better. To […]
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Dennis Hildeby will tend goal for the Maple Leafs, who are seeking revenge after forfeiting a 2-0 lead in Washington three weeks ago (7:00 p.m. EST, Sportsnet Ontario). Game Day Quotes Craig Berube on the challenge presented by the Capitals: We came in here last time and had the lead going into the third period. […]
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Ahead of the Leafs vs. Capitals matchup, Washington head coach Spencer Carbery discussed the matchup against/pre-scout of his former team and the challenges the Capitals are facing in their five-on-five game despite their strong results of late (6-2-2 L10). You beat the Leafs just under three weeks ago. What did you like about how the […]
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Ahead of Thursday’s game in Washington, head coach Craig Berube discussed shifting Easton Cowan onto the second line, whether Matthew Knies deserves a spot on Team USA for the Olympics, the message to Matias Maccelli amid the string of healthy scratches, and the challenge against the Capitals. What kind of effort are you expecting from […]
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“He’s stepped up, for sure. We needed him [to be good], and he had a great performance again.” – Cedric Paré on Vyacheslav Peksa “We didn’t come out with much energy. We were kind of flat, for whatever reason. I thought we played 40 really good minutes, for the most part. [Peksa] kept us in […]
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All at once, this was a vital two points, a very fitting final four minutes to the Joe Bowen tribute game, and a not-at-all-reassuring performance by the Maple Leafs overall. This was the actual reality of this performance for the vast majority of the game: Irrelevant if they come back in this game, too. That […]
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