Craig Berube addressed the media after the Maple Leafs’ 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, which improved the staff’s report to 27-13-2.
On the staff but once more discovering a technique to win:
Once more, our third interval was our greatest interval. I believed we began the sport off fantastic, after which they form of flipped that interval. We didn’t get any pictures on internet. We missed the online.
I believed they have been higher than us within the first — somewhat extra compete, they usually have been faster than us.
We bought our toes beneath us within the second interval and began to come back. The third interval was our greatest interval.
On the staff’s begin to the sport:
I believed we have been going early. We have been enjoying the appropriate manner. We have been simply lacking the online.
The facility play set us again. The 2 energy performs we had weren’t good. Clearly, it bought good, and it’s good they recovered. However the energy play form of damage our momentum within the first interval.
On shifting to a five-forward high power-play unit to start out the second interval:
Simply altering it as much as see if we may get a spark going. It labored.
On Joseph Woll’s 30-save efficiency:
He has been strong. He was superb tonight, and he needed to be. He made some large saves for us. Our goaltending has been strong. It’s essential.
On Matthew Knies’ continued emergence offensively:
Very fearless. Goes onerous to the online. Skates onerous.
He’s onerous to deal with. That’s the best way I have a look at it. He challenges defensemen together with his velocity and ability. He’s heavy. He will get in there, and he’s onerous to deal with.
On Auston Matthews’ efficiency and PP purpose:
It was an enormous purpose, clearly, on the facility play. It was a pleasant little give-and-go with him and Mitch. I appreciated the place he scored it: within the inside on the internet, which was good.
Total, he was participant tonight. He labored and skated. He did some good issues and drove the tempo of play for us.
On the staff’s close-out effort at 6-on-5:
I didn’t just like the one seam play we gave up. Aside from that, I believed it was fairly good.
With the goalie out and the penalty, I believed we did job there.
On Connor Dewar’s influence down the lineup:
Vitality. Compete. Exhausting work.
He’s a motor on the market. He doesn’t cease. He provides you every part he’s bought each shift.
Massive struggle for us tonight. We didn’t reply properly sufficient to it, however he has been participant for us.
