“I thought we did a much better job breaking pucks out today, creating a little more space for ourselves, and getting into open ice. We just didn’t have enough at the end of the day. I liked the effort, but we just fell a little bit short.”
– John Gruden
After stealing a victory against the same opponent on Wednesday, the Toronto Marlies threw away points against them in a better performance on Friday. Splitting the four points over the two games is a fair outcome, but it was still a frustrating missed opportunity at this time of the season.