A good team win, yes, and a good indicator, according to Shaw, that this group has already grown by leaps and bounds in the short time it has been together at training camp.
"I think the guys have started to come together. There are a lot of new faces this year, so it might have taken a little bit, but I think everyone's starting to feel comfortable and the team chemistry is building," mentioned Shaw, clearly impressed by the way his teammates refused to take their collective feet off the accelerator all game long. "We're going to be focused on that the next week or two [as the season begins]."
Weber, meanwhile, couldn't have asked for a better outcome in his first start in Canadiens colors since coming over from the Nashville Predators in late June. In addition to tallying on a point shot that beat Maple Leafs netminder Frederik Andersen to put the Canadiens up 4-1 early in the middle period, the imposing rearguard also chipped in with seven shots, two hits and three blocked shots while logging 25:24 of ice time.
"It was a lot of fun. It was exciting. There was a lot of energy in the building. It was a great result. It's something we can build on going forward," said Weber, the Canadiens' second-most utilized player behind Nathan Beaulieu against Toronto. "It's always good to win and finish things off the right way in the preseason and get ready for next week against Buffalo."