Sheldon Keefe reacts to splitting Games 3 and 4 on the road, how to regroup for Game 5
It was by far the worst game of the series for the Leafs last night. Down 3-0 after one and 5-0 after two, the game was over before it started. You knew it was going to happen though, given that Vasilevskiy was 15-0 in games after losses over the past 3 postseasons. There will undoubtedly be some line changes for Game 5 back in Toronto on Tuesday night.
Post game, when asked about how the team regroups from this loss, Keefe said, "We came on the road and got a split. It was a 5 game series with 3 games here. Now it's a best of 3 with 2 in our building. It was successful road trip in that sense. When you lose 2-1 or the way we did tonight it doesn't matter. You flush it, move on. We'll be better next time."
Keefe is right about being better next time because the team surely can't be any worse than they were last night. The good news is that with a bad loss like that, there's a good chance Holl finds his way back to the press box. With a day to regroup before Game 5, expect a lengthier practice than the 15-20 minute ones we've seen so far. There's lots for the Leafs to work on during Monday's skate.
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MAI 9 | 395 ANSWERS Sheldon Keefe reacts to splitting Games 3 and 4 on the road, how to regroup for Game 5 What changes would you make to the lineup for Game 5? | ||
| Scratch holl, dress Liljegren | 229 | 58 % |
| Bring Simmonds or Clifford back in | 115 | 29.1 % |
| Start Kallgren | 26 | 6.6 % |
| Same players, different lines and pairs | 25 | 6.3 % |
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