Maple Leafs React to Zadorov’s Hit on Laughton
Leafs centre Scott Laughton left Saturday night’s game after a heavy hit from Bruins defenceman Nikita Zadorov in the second period. The Boston Bruins defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday.
Coach Craig Berube Comments
“I thought it was a head shot. I gotta take a closer look at it.”
Berube expressed concern about the hit after Toronto’s loss and said Laughton will miss Sunday’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes, though the longer-term recovery timeline is unclear.
Player Reactions to the Hit
Bobby McMann confronted Zadorov right after the hit. McMann said:
“I didn’t really see the whole thing. Just kind of caught it out of the corner of my eye. Didn’t really love the hit from what I saw and wanted to make sure he knew I didn’t like it.”
John Tavares added his perspective:
“I didn’t see it, to be honest, super clean. But don’t like anything high that’s for sure and I know our bench didn’t like it. Not an easy thing by Bobby to get in there and step up for Laughty so that was a hell of a job by him.”
Context on Laughton’s Injury
Laughton, who suffered a lower-body injury during training camp, made his regular-season debut only on Wednesday before this incident.
Summary
The Maple Leafs are concerned about Zadorov’s questionable hit on Laughton, which resulted in an injury and raised strong reactions from players and coaching staff.
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