"Ourselves. We had power play opportunities. The power play was not good. It has to be a lot better. To me, they played with more passion than we did tonight. That is what it boils down to. It looked to me like they had way more urgency in their game, more passion in their game. That is the difference."
"The power play has actually been getting better, but tonight, it was God awful, in my opinion. The other unit did some good things. They had a couple of opportunities and just misfired, or it didn't go in. They had a couple of chances. Our top unit didn't execute, didn't win any battles when they needed to, and just couldn't make plays."
"Well, it was all special teams, right? What was there, five power plays in the first period? Did we have three? I mean, we have to get shots. When you don't execute, and you don't look to shoot, and it's just slow... I mean, I could keep going, but there is no use in doing that."
The Maple Leafs lost 4-0 to the Capitals, dropping their record to 15-13-5. The team wasted multiple power play opportunities and the power play failed to produce despite recent overall improvement. The Capitals showed more passion and urgency, creating the decisive edge. The top offensive unit did not execute, lost battles, and failed to generate shots, including an especially slow first period. Personnel changes on the power play could be considered. No postgame address took place, and there was no expressed concern that the core message to players is not understood.
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