"It's official: The Toronto Maple Leafs are in trouble. For the third consecutive outing - second against Boston - Craig Berube's bunch were outclassed and outmatched on Tuesday night at TD Garden. Just for good measure, in the process, they lost both Auston Matthews (Lower Body) and Anthony Stolarz (Upper Body) to injury, too. This team is in shamble, and quite frankly, so are we."
"If you're keeping score at home, 15 of Toronto's 17 games this season have hit the over. In addition to that, the Leafs have now allowed 5+ goals SEVEN TIMES. Translation: This team can't play defence. Most specifically, the most appalling part of the night was the start to the game. Coming off the weekend's embarrassment, the Leafs took three minor penalties in the first eight minutes of the game."
"Then, long-time Leafs blue line and 2011 Stanley Cup champion Tomas Kaberle stopped by to weigh in on Toronto's ugly three game losing skid. Furthermore, Kaberle dissected the d-core and what's been going wrong for the Leafs - in general -defensively. He thinks there needs to be more trust and that they need to play more like a team. Also, Kaberle reacted to Morgan Rielly passing him for sixth all-time in assists and second among D in Leafs history."
The Toronto Maple Leafs have suffered consecutive losses and were outclassed again by Boston, with key players Auston Matthews (lower body) and Anthony Stolarz (upper body) injured. The team’s defense has repeatedly collapsed, with Toronto allowing five or more goals seven times and 15 of 17 games going over the total. The Leafs took three early penalties and trailed 3-1 after the first period, and Stolarz allowed three goals on 11 shots before being pulled. Tomas Kaberle criticized the defensive core’s lack of trust and urged more team play. Morgan Rielly passed Kaberle on the franchise assist list.
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