"Just play hard against the top players on their team. That's my job."
""Nobody would be happy with that," Berube said Tuesday after morning skate. "It's a tough hit. But it is what it is. ... It should inject some fire in you for sure, but we don't want to be stupid either. We've got to play the game. We've got to play it right. Opportunity arises, you get a good lick on a guy, you get a good lick on the guy.""
""I think it's a penalty, personally, but I'm not the referee," Berube said after Toronto franchise center Auston Matthews had to exit Tuesday's game after several collisions with Zadorov. "I don't like it. I don't like the hit.""
Nikita Zadorov delivered a forceful hit that knocked Scott Laughton out of a 5-3 Boston victory at Scotiabank Arena and was not penalized or fined. Laughton remains sidelined with an upper-body injury. Toronto faced an opportunity for retaliation, but coach Craig Berube urged players to play hard against top opponents while avoiding reckless plays. The Bruins again defeated Toronto 5-3 at TD Garden as Zadorov continued to engage physically, contributing to Auston Matthews exiting with a lower-body ailment. Berube called one collision a penalty and expressed displeasure, while Zadorov showed little regret.
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