"Most recently, it was Leafs forward William Nylander drawing the ire of Leafs fans for comments he made to the press following their 4-3 OT loss at Scotiabank Arena against the Kings. This was an expecially painful loss for the Leafs, who not only couldn't protect a 2-0 lead but found themselves badly outshot by a 37-15 margin. Not long after Nylander talked to the media, fans were responding with frustration to what the 29-year-old forward said to the press."
"Defensively, we have been struggling. That is something that can be fixed, and you can adjust to make changes. Be better at that, have better attention to details. I would be more worried if we weren't scoring goals, because that's harder to do. Not letting in goals, that's been hard for us this year, and that's something you can change, adjust, and do better."
"Also expressing frustration after a Nov. 8th 5-3 loss against the Bruins was coach Craig Berube, who, in a game which saw his best player, forward Auston Matthews, injured replied. "We didn't execute well enough with the puck early on. I think we all have to be better, including the goalie. To me, we caused all of those goals ourselves.""
The Toronto Maple Leafs entered an early-season four-game losing streak that included two losses to the division-rival Boston Bruins, a 5-4 defeat to the Carolina Hurricanes, and a 4-3 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Kings. Players and staff publicly expressed frustration about execution and defensive breakdowns, with former captain John Tavares calling play "really immature" and coach Craig Berube criticizing team execution and the goalie after a loss that featured an injury to Auston Matthews. William Nylander downplayed long-term defensive concern, noting defensive issues are fixable while fans reacted strongly to his comments following the recent overtime defeat.
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