US Edition'Right off the rails': Berube blasts Leafs' defensive commitment after latest loss
Coach Berube highlights poor defensive mindset and costly turnovers as Toronto Maple Leafs allow 3.75 goals per game, ranking 31st in the NHL this season.
- After consecutive home losses, Sheldon Keefe, Maple Leafs head coach, said he and his staff are 'going back to the drawing board' following defeats to Carolina and Boston.
- Coaching staff pointed to the defensive mindset and turnovers as root causes, with Berube saying `stuff that we just can't seem to get right`,
- Specific errors illustrated the trend, with Philippe Myers committing a giveaway leading to Carolina's fourth goal and third-string goaltender Dennis Hildeby facing multiple breakaways.
- Leafs centre John Tavares warned the club is making NHL errors and said standards must improve after their league-high 12th home game, while Berube urged more urgency defending.
- Berube pointed to three straight wins and said `I just keep working at it` as Toronto captain Auston Matthews observed `stuff we just can't seem to get right`; players emphasize there's `a ton of hockey left to be played`.
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‘Right off the rails’: Berube blasts Leafs’ defensive commitment after latest loss – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — Craig Berube has a front-row seat to what is quickly becoming a horror show. The Maple Leafs head coach thought his team was coming out of a defensive fog that plagued the group in the early part of the NHL schedule as it pivoted to the weekend. After consecutive home losses accented by more breakdowns and egregious turnovers, Berube and his staff are going back to the drawing board — again. Toronto blew a 4-2 lead in Sunday’s second p…
Craig Berube calls out his goaltender unprompted.
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube may be running out of patience with his goaltenders.On Saturday night, the Maple Leafs suffered an ugly loss at the hands of divisional rivals the Boston Bruins, one that saw starting netminder Anthony Stolarz pulled out of the game by the aforementioned Berube. It would be hard to blame Berube for the decision after Stolarz gave up 4 goals on just 19 shots, a save percentage of .789 before Stolarz was…
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