"That's a dirty play. The league is going to obviously look at it and see what the suspension will be or whatever happens. Obviously, we should have four guys in there doing something about it, but it didn't happen then. But I felt they responded in the third."
"For someone who had made his living as an NHL enforcer with over 3149 career penalty minutes, the Leafs head coach certainly knows a thing or two about sticking up for his teammates. One thing is for sure, Berube wouldn't have let such a thing happen and if it did, he would make sure they paid the price."
Anaheim Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas executed a knee-on-knee hit on Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews, resulting in significant controversy. The Maple Leafs failed to immediately respond to the play, prompting concern that opposing teams could target Toronto's stars without consequence. Head coach Craig Berube acknowledged the dirty play and admitted the team should have reacted immediately with multiple players. The Leafs eventually responded in the third period when rookie Easton Cowan confronted Jackson LaCombe following a hit on Nick Robertson. Matthews suffered a Grade 3 MCL tear and quad contusion, ending his season. Berube, a former enforcer with extensive penalty minutes, expressed frustration about the delayed response.
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