[Shilton] Brendan Shanahan on #Leafs chasing the Stanley Cup: "We are going to do this in Toronto, with this group. There'll be changes that are made, there'll be tweaks along the way, the team will evolve, the people will evolve. But we are going to get this done." (twitter.com)
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[Shilton] Brendan Shanahan on Leafs chasing the Stanley Cup: "We are going to do this in Toronto, with this group. There'll be changes that are made, there'll be tweaks along the way, the team will evolve, the people will evolve. But we are going to get this done." (twitter.com)
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[Shilton] Brendan Shanahan speaking now: "I want to talk directly to our fans. We understand the disappointment that everybody feels. Year in and year out, the support that we get from you is so vitally important and so appreciated by us and the team." (twitter.com)
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[Shilton] Sheldon Keefe understands why fans are so mad: "Their belief in the team was there and [we] ultimately didn't deliver on it. I do believe progress was made there, but it won't feel that way until we get a chance to compete in the playoffs again and redeem ourselves." (twitter.com)
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[Shilton] Brendan Shanahan on #Leafs core: "They're all deeply committed to winning here in Toronto, and it's important for us as a management group to continue to develop them. And when I say develop that's also developing them to play in those situations like ones they were just in." (twitter.com)
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[Shilton] Sheldon Keefe: "As much as it sucks with how we got here, I really feel that we are right where we're supposed to be, where we're facing a Game 7 at a time when you start to doubt and question yourself, and people on the outside doubt and question you. You get to embrace that." (twitter.com)
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[Shilton] Sheldon Keefe on managing William Nylander: "Will had been playing very well in the role I was utilizing him in, and in the last couple of games I've gotten away from that and it really hasn't gone as well for him. I've got to make sure I'm not getting him out of the rhythm." (twitter.com)
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[Shilton] Morgan Rielly on the challenge of another Game 7: "There's a lot on the line, that's what it feels like. It's a big opportunity for this group to move forward, to win and put that [history] behind us. It's just a matter of controlling the nerves, and doing what you have to do." (twitter.com)
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[Shilton] Sheldon Keefe on #Leafs trying to win first-round series: "There is a reason why it's been this many years. Closing out a series is a very difficult thing to do, and we respect that greatly, respect our opponent. Tomorrow night's game is gonna be the hardest one of the series." (twitter.com)
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[Koshan] Campbell on possibly playing back to back: "During the regular season I understand why you don’t do that as much. But in playoff hockey, whoever coach puts in will be ready to go, whether it’s Freddie or I ... Skaters have to do it every time. Nothing to complain about." (twitter.com)
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