The Leafs coach is prodding hard but not getting the results he wants or needs. The Leafs dropped that game to the Sens for their fifth defeat in their last six games. While the Atlantic Division crown is still there for the taking, this team is suddenly sitting third in the division, tied with Tampa in points but trailing in regulation wins. They’re only four points up now on Ottawa in the first wild-card spot.
The Leafs have been performing unevenly for a while now. That lone win in the last six games came in a shootout on a night a 3-0 lead disappeared in Utah. Even the five-game win streak that preceded the current slide was stuffed with concerns (blown leads, etc.).
There’s plenty for Berube to fix, and only 16 games to do so.
LOL @ “Playoff starter temperature check”
