Craig Berube on Bo Groulx's Leafs debut in Montreal: "Very good game... Impressed with a couple of plays he made where he challenged defensemen and beat them"

"[The Canadiens] definitely had the play in the first. They had the puck. We didn't check it off them, and when we did, we didn't do anything with the puck. We didn't get up the ice as a five-man unit and create anything. We had five shots on net and a couple of chances, but not enough."

"I thought he played a very good game. I was very happy with him, [Quillan], and Cowboy. They all played well tonight. This rink can be a pretty hostile environment and tough to play in, but I thought all three of them were very good tonight."

"It's hard to say. It is hard to win in this league if you don't get it. You don't have to dominate a period, but you have to be in the game. You have to create and defend. Throughout this stretch, there is a lot of good hockey, but then there is that stretch - whether a period or a 10-minute stretch in a period - where these teams score two or three goals on us."

The Maple Leafs fell to the Canadiens 3-1, dropping their record to 27-27-11. Montreal dominated the first period with superior puck possession and speed, while Toronto managed only five shots and failed to execute as a five-man unit. The second period showed improvement, but two penalties in the third period disrupted momentum. Despite the loss, Berube praised the performances of Bo Groulx, Quillan, and Cowboy, noting they played well in a hostile environment. Berube emphasized the team's struggle to maintain consistent effort across all 60 minutes, highlighting that while individual stretches show good hockey, critical lapses allow opponents to score multiple goals.

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