"Montreal has always been a big rival game. So, I think, the intensity, right away, and playing good hockey with the puck, making this team play in their own end right away, putting the pressure on them, you know?"
"Well, we want to see guys, right? We want to see what they're all about and where they're at in their game. He's had a very good year down in the minors, so we'll just have some guys up here we want to take a look at."
"They've got some great skill over there, obviously, and they've got some guys on the back end that are highly skilled and can skate."
The Toronto Maple Leafs are experiencing a difficult season, having traded away Nicolas Roy, Bobby McMann, and Scott Laughton at the deadline. The team is positioned six points away from the bottom-five of the standings and faces the prospect of missing the playoffs for the first time since 2015-16. Head coach Craig Berube emphasizes treating each remaining game as crucial to playoff positioning. The team prepares to face rival Montreal, where the Canadiens currently occupy the first wildcard spot, one point behind Detroit. The Leafs recalled prospect Bo Groulx from the Toronto Marlies, who has recorded 27 goals and 50 points in 54 games, as the organization evaluates young talent for potential lineup contributions.
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