Date: November 8, 2025
Source: Toronto Maple Leafs (YouTube)
After the Maple Leafs’ 5–3 loss to the Boston Bruins, head coach Craig Berube pointed to costly self-inflicted mistakes, inconsistent defensive play, and goaltending challenges. He praised Bobby McMann’s response to a hit on Scott Laughton and evaluated Dennis Hildeby’s performance after coming in relief.
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On the Team’s Performance
“I thought three of the goals we ended up bringing the puck back in our zone. We didn’t need to — we could have just got it out — but they ended up scoring on three of them.”
“I thought we didn’t execute well enough with the puck early on some of these plays. We all got to be better, including the goalie. Everybody. We didn’t execute well enough, and for me, we caused all them goals ourselves.”
On Inconsistency and Frustration
“It’s frustrating. I’ve talked to you guys about it before — it’s frustrating.”
On the Hit on Scott Laughton and Bobby McMann’s Response
“It was a great response by Bobby sticking up for his teammate. I thought it was a head shot — I’ve got to take a closer look at it, but I will. Upper body right now.”
“He won’t be playing tomorrow.”
On the Team’s Goaltending
“There’s a lot of good, but I think inconsistent — like our team. That’s what I see.”
“I don’t feel we’re as tight defensively as we were last year. There’s good stretches of it, but not enough. Some of the goals, like the last one, were just turnovers. I don’t know what you want the goalie to do in that play.”
On Dennis Hildeby’s Relief Appearance
“He looked solid. He was pretty calm in there and made the saves. I thought we defended better down the stretch — giving him bad-angle shots and things like that — but he was fine for me. He looked good.”
On Anthony Stolarz’s Workload
“I think that’s part of it for sure, but it is what it is right now.”
Pulse Takeaway
Craig Berube said the Leafs’ mistakes were self-inflicted, stressing that execution and defensive structure need to tighten up. He backed Bobby McMann’s response to a head shot on Scott Laughton and liked Dennis Hildeby’s calm play in relief, but reiterated frustration with inconsistency across the roster.
Quotes from Craig Berube via Toronto Maple Leafs (YouTube). Used for analysis and commentary.
Quotes have been lightly edited for clarity and length.