From markhmasters: Communication key as Matthews seeks to be ‘more dominant’:
TSN Toronto reporter Mark Masters checks in daily with news and notes on the Maple Leafs. The Leafs and Bruins held optional skates at Scotiabank Arena Wednesday morning ahead of Game 4. broke through with a goal and an assist in Game 3, but both came on the power play. At even strength, his line was actually outscored by theline 1-0 despite owning an edge in possession. Matthews described it as a “stepping stone” for his group.
But the Bruins are also pleased to have limited Toronto's superstar centre to zero points in five-on-five play. “If it starts in his own end we can force him to defend there and expend energy there,” said coach Bruce Cassidy. "I think we’ve done a good job of that, Krejci and [Jake] DeBrusk for the most part. They're a line-rush line that can really hurt you in that area if you don’t have numbers or reloading and some level of back pressure and keep him to the outside. He's had a couple good looks even with his one-on-one, two-on-twos. He’s rung one off the post in our building.
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