Overview
- After a 4-3 overtime loss to the Kraken, Anthony Stolarz said teammates failed to protect his crease and pointed to poor backtracking on the deciding goal.
- Broadcast replays highlighted multiple collisions with the goalie and a muted response from Maple Leafs skaters near the crease.
- Coach Craig Berube acknowledged the frustration, said he prefers such critiques stay in the room, and agreed the team must be harder at both net fronts.
- Stolarz spoke privately with William Nylander to clear the air, and Auston Matthews said the veteran group has addressed it and moved on.
- Practice lines were adjusted with Max Domi on the top unit, and Stolarz was listed as the projected starter for Tuesday against the Devils.