""We have to rebuild our game right now because we're having a tough time. I'm not going to sit here and point any fingers. I'll start with myself, but at the end of the day, we have to be quicker in our decision-making. We don't have the team right now that can spot two goals. When you're chasing from behind, you press a little bit, and it's not good enough. It's not our standard, and we have to find ways to get better.""
""First of all, I don't think our game is good enough right now. Everybody knows it in the room. We're expecting a lot from ourselves, and I think we got ahead of ourselves at the start of the season. The way we're losing right now... We're losing battles, we're not competing until the end, and that's not us.""
"I would quibble with Bo Groulx on the last point. It's exactly who the Marlies are right now, and it is one of the main reasons they're slumping. Undoubtedly, the absence of Jacob Quillan and Dennis Hildeby, along with injuries on the backend, has a notable impact. That does not forbid a team from competing hard, nor excuse veteran forwards from performing badly when they are required to step up and lead the team through a minor crisis."
The Toronto Marlies are struggling with poor decision-making, lack of speed in play, and insufficient ability to overcome two-goal deficits. Coaches and players acknowledge the substandard performance and pressure to rebuild parts of the game. Injuries and absences, including Jacob Quillan and Dennis Hildeby and backend injuries, have weakened the roster but do not excuse veteran forwards' failure to compete and lead. The team conceded high-quality chances early, including a breakaway and a 2-on-1, and surrendered a goal from a neutral-zone turnover during a poorly timed line change. The recent loss to Belleville exemplifies the current slump.
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