Craig Berube on Brad Treliving's comments about the Leafs' inconsistent effort: "There have been times when it's been lacking... I haven't seen that lately... It's going in the right direction, in my opinion"

"Treliving: Whatever analogy you want to use about being on the same page - I use 'being connected' - I believe fully in Craig and his messaging. When I talk to the players, too, they believe in it. But there is that disconnect that we're not doing it. It comes back to the inconsistency. It is always the big question in sport. Why don't you just go do it? That is what we have to work through."

"Keep working with the players, helping them, teaching them, and getting tighter as a group on the ice in all zones. It is about more consistency out there. We've talked about it a lot. That is our job. My job is to help get these guys going in the right way. It is their job as players to understand what they need to do shift to shift, prepare, and do the job."

Continued work with players, focused teaching, and tighter group play in all zones are required to improve team consistency. Players must understand responsibilities shift to shift, prepare properly, and execute on the ice. Full faith exists in the coaching staff and the team's ability to turn the season around, but on-ice inconsistency prevents desired outcomes. The core issue is execution rather than lack of belief in the message. Persistent reinforcement of the message and daily work with players are necessary for them to grasp and apply required structure. Jacob Quillan made his season debut, and offseason additions have been evaluated through 19 games.

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