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.
We can't have breakdowns like that in the game. To me, that is mental.
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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