After that, McMann was looking for his third.
– What a feeling… and the guys in the team were happy. They told me that now I have to score three goals in every game, he smiled after the game.
– I see this as a process. You enjoy every moment after which they appear: the first game, the first goal, the first ten games, whatever it is. You enjoy everything that happens and with time you become more comfortable and dare to do other things… you get more time on the ice, more trust from the coach, it’s just a matter of working on it. And when you get the chance, you’re ready to take it.
When the cases of illness were reported, McMann was given a spot in the third chain with David Kampf and Noah Gregor.
– Two smart players, both smart and fast. I thought everyone did well. We tried to get the puck up in the offensive zone, because that’s when good things happen, McMann said.
Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe had to rearrange the team properly: in addition to McMann in the third chain, William Nylander, who scored the Maple Leafs’ fourth goal (2-0), was moved up to the team’s first line with Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies and Timothy Liljegren took a place in the first the back pair along with TJ Brodie.
– We kept the game simple and that was needed when we got the lead in the match. We needed the guys to step up in different ways and I think they did; there were a lot of nice plays tonight, said Sheldon Keefe.
– And then Bobby… he didn’t know he was going to play until he got to the rink. He scored two huge goals for us and saw it into an empty net to end it all. What a fantastic end to an overall rather strange day for us with all the strange things that happened to our line-up.
2024-02-14 14:39:57
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