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When I saw the switch, I was so glad for the team and for Toro, especially, cuz I could see it was Toro driving the play and continuing to push. I kept yelling at the screen for Toropchenko to keep pushing.From Lou -
Berube moved rookie Alexei Toropchenko up from the fourth line to a line with Brayden Schenn and Jordan Kyrou, because it was Toropchenko who kept pushing, fighting and playing hard when the Blues' chips looked like they were down. He would factor in the tying goal scored by Justin Faulk, then credited to Jordan Kyrou with 4:46 remaining to tie the game 3-3.
"He’s such a good skater and he plays so direct," Berube said of Toropchenko. "Whatever line he goes to, they have a good shift, that’s what it seems like to me. I just made that switch (with 5:25 remaining in the game) and they ended up getting a goal. I thought he had a heck of a game."
Another game-saving adjustment by Coach Berube. I knew this kid was gonna be a gamer.
Alexandrov, are you watching? Pay close attention to Barbashev and Toropchenko.
EDIT: During this entire series, I've been yelling for Toro to assert himself and to be the hitter, not the target.