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Craig Berube and Mitch Marner open up about major changes made to the Maple Leafs struggling power play

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Tyler Ball
November 4, 2024  (7:17 PM)
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Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube speaking to the media
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This afternoon several members of the Toronto Maple Leafs spoke about the team's struggling power play and the keys to fixing it with a crucial new strategy.

One of the biggest topics of discussion surrounding the Toronto Maple Leafs this season has been the power play. Through the season's first month, the Toronto Maple Leafs remain near the bottom of the NHL in power-play goals.

The Maple Leafs notoriously have a core four group of forwards Auston Matthews, William Nylander, Mitch Marner, and John Tavares. Despite all of this talent on the ice and succeeding at 5-on-5 the Toronto Maple Leafs can't seem to buy a goal on the power play. As a result, the Maple Leafs decided to make a drastic change to their top power-play unit going with five forwards.

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With these changes, the Toronto Maple Leafs are hoping to jump-start the power play. Today Craig Berube spoke to the media and explained exactly why they decided to make the switch to a five forward power play in the midst of their struggles.

Craig Berube and Mitch Marner believe confidence is they key to power play success

After last night's game, Craig Berube and Mitch Marner both spoke about the major changes to the power play. According to both sides, the biggest thing that needs to come for results to change is an increase in confidence from all players involved.

Well, confidence, right? It is one. We have to keep working on it, Berube said. If you look at that power play, we shot a lot of pucks. There was a little more directness, which was good, and then a seamed opened up, and we hit it. We have talked about [running five forwards] for a bit, and we decided to go with it today.


Mitch Marner revealed that the team has been working hard behind the scenes to improve the power play. He believes staying loose and keeping out any frustration with one another despite the lack of success is crucial. If they stay positive eventually pucks will begin to go in the net on the power play similar to how they have at five-on-five.

We're working on it nonstop. We're trying to figure things out. It's not like we're not, Marner said. It'll eventually click, so we can't get frustrated with one another. We gotta stay confident. We gotta know we're doing the right things. And we will get results.


Of course, it is good to hear that new things are being tried by the Toronto Maple Leafs and a lot of work is being put in by all sides to fix the problem. However, at the end of the day the NHL is a results-based business and if the Toronto Maple Leafs do not start putting pucks in the back of the net on the power play the frustration and discussion will continue to mount.

The Toronto Maple Leafs' next opportunity to get back on track when it comes to the power play will be against the Boston Bruins tomorrow night. The Maple Leafs need to take advantage of the struggling Bruins and find a way to get the power play rolling again with their new five forward strategy.

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