Keefe Says Team Is Confident And Focused On Stanley Cup.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have the Montreal Canadiens on the brink of elimination with their 3-1 series lead. It was a big concern for fans and analysts on if the Leafs could finally get over the first round playoff hump. Luckily for them it seems like the Canadiens were the perfect matchup. Head coach Sheldon Keefe talked about how the team is really focused right now on playing with a lead and just being on the same page they've been on since the first game of the regular season. «I was confident that we would be able to play with a lead here again tonight,»
«Our team recognizes the opportunity we have here,» Keefe said. «They believe in the group. The nice thing about our team from Day 1 is that you know what you are working towards, but you are also having fun working towards it.«In one of the earlier pressers Joe Thornton had, he had the quote 'I have no stress, man. I really don't.' I think that just sums up the feeling of our team. We know the work that is required, though, to push through. We are not discounting that. Our group just recognizes this is a different team than the groups we have had in the past.«If you are a guy who has been here in the past and maybe failed to push past the first round, you feel and you know this is a different group. If you weren't here, you don't care about any of the stuff in the past. It is irrelevant.«We know we have a good team that can accomplish great things.»What do you think of Keefe's comments?
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