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In the Habs Room: Canadiens try to shake off the rust in 4-2 loss to Leafs - Montreal Gazette

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And while the Canadiens outshot the Leafs 30-23, they were unable to finish.

Ilya Mikheyev (65) of the Toronto Maple Leafs scores a goal against Carey Price (31) of the Montreal Canadiens in the first period in an exhibition game prior to the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on July 28, 2020.
Ilya Mikheyev (65) of the Toronto Maple Leafs scores a goal against Carey Price (31) of the Montreal Canadiens in the first period in an exhibition game prior to the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on July 28, 2020. Mark Blinch/USA TODAY Sports

“We’re probably all guilty of it,’ said Brendan Gallagher. “Tonight, the pace of game was fast, it was a little bit quicker and the brain wasn’t  keeping up to the pace of the play. We knew what we had to do to be successful but there was a lot of sloppiness, trying to make plays that weren’t there.

“Going into this series, we know how high-powered (the Penguins’) offence is so we have to play smart,” Gallagher added. “We definitely have to improve on that.”

The Toronto game was seen as a good warmup because the Leafs have a fast, skilled team that resembles the Penguins.

“I think when we were aggressive we made things happen, but we played passive a little too much and gave a good team with a little speed and a lot of skill time to make plays,” said Julien. “That’s where we got in trouble and that’s what we’re against in Pittsburgh, another team with offensive ability and good speed. They create a good attack on turnovers and tonight when we got ourselves in trouble it was because of that.”

Julien was able to use all four of his lines and the so-called fourth line of Max Domi, Dale Weise and Jordan Weal was able to create some chances because they did play an aggressive game. And, for what it’s worth, the Canadiens played Toronto to a standstill when playing 5-on-5.

“I was happy to get those four lines out there 5-on-5,” said Julien. “We were always a decent team 5-on-5 and we’re gonna need four lines. I thought our discipline was good because that’s also going to be a key element against Pittsburgh. But again, our power play tonight — your best payers have to be your best players. We need to get more confidence and more assertiveness in making the right plays. Thankfully, we have three days to work on that, whether on ice or through video. Hopefully, we’ll have that fixed by Saturday.”

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