"Defended well, you know, our sticks were really good, we did a lot of good things. And then I thought they three-quarter iced us in the second. The reason that is, you know, when you get pucks back in our zone, we got to get out of it. We didn't do a good job of it. And then we got the lead in the third and I thought we sat back a little too much."
"The plays are there. We're just not making them and just not seeing them enough right now. We just got to pick up our pace. We got to be more confident in those plays. To me, that's the difference in the game."
The Toronto Maple Leafs are scoring but failing in other critical areas such as consistent goaltending and clean breakout passes, causing frequent time spent hemmed in their own zone. The team repeatedly fails to sustain performance for a full 60 minutes, surrendering leads after strong first periods and losing in overtime to the Los Angeles Kings after relinquishing 2-0 and 3-2 advantages. Defensive execution falters in the middle periods, and the team often sits back after regaining a lead. Confidence and pace issues contribute to missed plays and poor decision-making. Improvement requires cleaner zone exits, steadier netminding, and more assertive, confident play.
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