"I think he's playing real solid all year. A couple of games, I feel like that St. Louis game at home, I thought we were both skating real well. Having two left shots allows us to kind of skate forward a little bit more. Getting in technical terms of like surfing across the ice and replacing each other or whatever it be to continue to have good gaps."
"Our road record hasn't been great either. We know historically, or since I've been here, we've been pretty solid on the road. We would like to get back to that this trip and that's kind of why I'm saying that's a good time for it. Around the guys all the time. You start winning some games, you start feeling good."
McCabe missed Monday's practice after taking a puck to the face but was cleared of a fracture and returned to Tuesday's practice skating with Simon Benoit. McCabe described the hit as not too scary and said the puck caused rapid swelling. The Maple Leafs sit last in the Eastern Conference with a 9-10-3 record and have struggled on the road; the team hopes to regain prior road form on the current trip. McCabe joked about his battered appearance and said his kids are used to stitches. He also defended Benoit, praising their skating, two-left-shot pairing and physical play.
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