Head coach Craig Berube spoke positively after the Maple Leafs' overtime victory over the Senators, highlighting Simon Benoit's offensive growth and key role in the win. Berube noted Benoit's patience and perseverance through seasonal struggles, commending his increasing confidence and defensive contributions. He reflected on the team's performance, particularly their strong third period, despite earlier penalty challenges. Berube acknowledged the effectiveness of their special teams and expressed satisfaction with the overall game strategy and execution, particularly noting improvements in puck management and forechecking.
I was happy. It is always great when a guy like that scores a big goal like that - an OT game-winner. Benny has played extremely well for us defensively; he is hard to play against and does all of those things.
All types of players go through ups and downs throughout the season. I know that Benny is the same. We used other defensemen at times. He missed a game here and there. But he was always positive about it and kept working on his game.
The second period was full of penalties. We got a little bit caught on that side of things. We had to kill, and it kind of disrupted the flow.
I thought we did a good job with that. I really liked our third period a lot.
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