Toronto Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe expressed strong opinions about Boston Bruins player Brad Marchand's ability to draw penalties, describing it as an art form at which Marchand excels. Keefe highlighted that Marchand seems to receive favorable calls from referees, particularly noting an incident where Marchand allegedly took out the legs of Tyler Bertuzzi, which he claimed no other player could get away with. Keefe emphasized the need for his team to persevere despite these challenges.
More Keefe on Marchand: "I don't think there's another player in this series that gets away with taking out Bertuzzi’s legs the way that he does. There's not one other player in the series that gets away with that, but he does. It’s an art and he's elite at it." #Leafs
Keefe on Marchand: "You got to play through it. You got to recognize he’s a world-class player, both in ability and in how he plays, the gamesmanship, it’s world-class ... He gets calls. It’s unbelievable, actually, how it goes." #Leafs
“It’s an art and he’s elite at it” Leafs HC Sheldon Keefe raves about Brad Marchand being a rat @spittinchiclets https://t.co/LMjLgUnlu7
Sheldon Keefe on Marchand: "He gets calls. It's unbelievable, actually, how it goes. You've got to play through that stuff. I don't think there's another player in this series who gets away with taking out Bertuzzi's legs the way that he does. It's an art and he's elite at it."
Sheldon Keefe calls Brad Marchand a “world-class player” but adds: “He gets calls. It’s unbelievable actually, in how it goes … I don’t think there’s another player in this series that gets away with taking out Bertuzzi’s legs the way that he does.”
Sheldon Keefe classifies Brad Marchand as being elite at drawing calls.
Sheldon Keefe says not one other player in the league gets away with what Brad Marchand does: “It’s an art, and he’s elite at it.”
Sheldon Keefe on Brad Marchand: “There’s not another player in the series who gets away with taking out Bertuzzi’s legs the way he does.” “It’s an art,” Keefe adds of Marchand’s ability to draw penalties and get calls. “And he’s elite at it.”
Keefe on Marchand: "He gets calls. It's unbelievable... It's an art. He's elite at it."
Keefe on Marchand: He gets calls, it's unbelievable. But we have to play through that.