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Sheldon Keefe Post Game, Leafs 4 vs. Flames 3: “One of the best third periods we’ve played maybe all season with the lead… Really proud of the guys tonight”

On the team finally closing out a win:

I loved that in the third period, we just played hockey. Guys didn’t panic. Guys weren’t tight. They were loose. They were loose in terms of how they played. I think we out-chanced them pretty dramatically despite having the lead and could’ve grown our lead significantly. That would’ve been too easy.

The way it is supposed to be on a night like tonight: It’s supposed to be hard. We’re supposed to find our way through it. As much as I would’ve loved to have more goals and breathing room, we needed this tonight.