"Chief is a straight shooter and I think everybody knows that we win as a team, we lose a team. We're a veteran team. I think everybody needs to chip in and be better, that's the bottom line. We're not pointing fingers at anybody, we know everybody needs to help out and be a team guy and just man up and play better. I think that's what it comes down to."
"We've been playing some good hockey over the last 10 games here, getting some points, but it seems like the last two third periods have been not good enough. And before that, it was kind of the second periods that were really bad. Figured it out a little bit, but we gotta be better. We gotta be able to play good for 60 minutes, that's what it comes down to. We're making some bad reads out there."
Toronto suffered a loss to the Oilers after surrendering three unanswered third-period goals. The coach delivered a straightforward message emphasizing collective responsibility and veteran leadership. The team must win and lose together, with every veteran required to chip in and improve rather than assign blame. Recent form included some good hockey and points over a 10-game span, but late-period lapses have cost games. Earlier in the season, second periods were problematic; now third-period breakdowns continue to undermine results. The Maple Leafs must clean up reads, execute for a full 60 minutes, and demonstrate tangible improvement entering the new year.
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