“I thought, for the most part, we were okay. There was some decision-making where we didn’t move pucks quick enough and didn’t really establish much of a forecheck.
… We sometimes have some really good shifts in a row and then tend to get away from it, or penalties take us out of it. We have to find ways to stay out of the box without losing momentum and be more predictable [at 5v5].”
– John Gruden
After the debacle against Bridgeport (surrendering a pair of three-goal leads to a bottom-feeding opponent), this was another must-win game for the Toronto Marlies against a team all but eliminated from the playoffs.