Craig Berube on the Leafs' 5-2 loss in Nashville: "I haven't seen the mental mistakes like we made tonight in a while"
Briefly

After a 5-2 defeat to Nashville, Craig Berube highlighted the team's lack of defense during the second period, where they suffered from odd-man rushes. Although the first period was promising with good energy and shot attempts, the team's performance flipped drastically. Berube emphasized that the breakdowns were costly, specifically mentioning a critical 3-on-1 situation. Additionally, he defended goaltender Joseph Woll's performance and discussed the spontaneous nature of plays from key players like Matthews and Marner, indicating a mixed strategy between designed plays and improvisation.
In the second period - the odd-man rushes against, the 2-on-1s, and the 3-on-1 we gave up - we kind of got disconnected.
Our shot attempts were good. We had 14 shots or something like that in the first. And then it was a total flip.
There are plays that are designed, but they come up with their own stuff, too, and what they feel they can make work in a game.
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