"They're hard. You have to move pucks quickly. We obviously have to win battles tonight on the walls. There is the speed they come with, and their D are very aggressive up the ice. You have to win battles on the walls tonight. If you make good plays and get pucks out, they give up odd-man rushes. It is going to be a battle. We have to make sure we are strong on the walls, our D are moving pucks quickly, and we're moving north."
"I just think Stoly has been obviously overworked. We all know that. We'll give him a break tonight. [Hildeby] went in, he was calm, and he was big in net. He did a good job for us, I thought. There was not much he could do about the last goal. Other than that, he was covering a lot of the net and doing what we needed him to do. Coming in like that is not easy, but he did a good job."
Dennis Hildeby starts in goal as the Maple Leafs aim to rebound from a sloppy loss while hosting the 10-4-0 Carolina Hurricanes in a fatigued matchup. Carolina brings speed and aggressive defensemen who pressure through the neutral zone and forecheck, forcing opponents to move pucks quickly and win battles on the walls or risk odd-man rushes. Emphasis is placed on strong wall play, rapid defensive puck movement, and sustained offensive-zone pressure to make the opponent work in its own end. Anthony Stolarz is being rested after heavy workload. The second power-play unit found success through quick movement and heads-up play that created backside space.
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