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Sheldon Keefe on using Mitch Marner on defense when chasing the lead late in games: “Last night was the best it’s worked for us… He’s not out there to defend; he’s out there to spark our offense”

Related Topics: Mitchell Marner, Sheldon Keefe

How does the team balance wanting to generate more offense at five-on-five against limiting the giveaways you mentioned yesterday? Do you think those are tied together?

Keefe: I don’t see the connection to the giveaways necessarily. It is a mindset for us.

We had a really good night out in Pittsburgh at five-on-five and scored some great goals there. You can see some of the trends that helped us in that regard, whether it’s how we left our zone, how we attacked the offensive blue line and made plays on Mitch’s goal, or the net-front presence on John’s goal as well as Bunts’.