Auston Matthews opens up on his massive overtime mistake that led to the Boston Bruins' win
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The Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews opened up on his massive overtime mistake that led to the Boston Bruins' win.
It's safe to say that it hasn't been an easy week for Auston Matthews, the new captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Despite a four-point tally in his last five games, Matthews is making important mistakes that can explain the Leafs' two last losses.
In Thursday night's game between the Leafs and the St.Louis Blues, Matthews' line was directly responsible for the Blues' third goal in the Leafs' 5-1 loss. After the mistake, Craig Berube even lashed out at his captain on the bench.
Following the tough loss, Matthews opened up about Berube's reaction and owned his mistake, highlighting his great leadership.
"Just a bad game all around. It's starts with me. But yeah, there's a number of things we obviously didn't do good tonight."
"I mean, I don't know. I mean, it's hockey. You get yelled at sometimes. Coach yells. You just kind of take it as it goes. I don't know. There's obviously an impact. We obviously all respect him and his presence and everything on the bench. Yeah, so it's not anything you take personally."
"I mean, I don't know. I mean, it's hockey. You get yelled at sometimes. Coach yells. You just kind of take it as it goes. I don't know. There's obviously an impact. We obviously all respect him and his presence and everything on the bench. Yeah, so it's not anything you take personally."
However, the results haven't changed. Yesterday, Matthews made another mistake, this time in OT, to give the Bruins the victory.
He wanted to reach Mitch Marner but gave the puck to David Pastrnak instead.
Watch how it went down in the video below:
Matthews explained his mistake in his post-game comments, saying the puck did an "unfortunate bounce":
"I thought somebody was coming back, and then as I went to pass it, I looked up, and it wasn't the case. So I just tried to get back and make a play, and just an unfortunate bounce."
Berube was also asked to share his thoughts on the captain's mistake. He simply stated that the team has to support him better:
"We gotta support him a little bit better on that play. We left him alone there. It was a mistake by everybody out there"
Matthews, who entered the season with big expectations, will need to step up if he wants to achieve his goals.
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