“The guys know how to win. It’s not like we’ve never won a game before. I liked our bench and I liked our game until they scored a couple of goals. We had to respond. It was a great response after being down, and we found a way to get it done at the end of the game.”
– John Gruden
After two heavy defeats, this was a much-improved performance from the Toronto Marlies. They needed to show some character after falling behind by two goals in Belleville, and it would have been easy to capitulate given their recent form.