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Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube breaks silence and speaks out on Nikita Zadorov’s Hit on Auston Matthews

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Toronto Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube expressed disappointment over the hit from Boston Bruins blueliner Nikita Zadorov that sent Auston Matthews into the boards.
The second-period collision went unpenalized, but Berube said afterward he believed it warranted a call.

“I think it’s a penalty,” he told reporters. “He was in a vulnerable position. I don’t like the hit, but I’m not the referee.”

Matthews left the game with a lower-body injury and did not return. Berube said more information would be available after further evaluation.
Zadorov, meanwhile, maintained there was no malicious intent, calling it a “normal play” and saying he simply finished his check.

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