Mike Babcock knows the clock is already ticking on this iteration of the Maple Leafs.
And in the wake two of their worst performances in recent and not-so-recent memory -- games pockmarked by varying degrees of disinterest, lack of attention to detail and defensively frailty -- the time to get back on track is now.The roster as its currently constructed won't be the same next September. They never are in the salary cap era.
With just 12 games left on the schedule and home ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs still up for grabs, the Leafs also understand they don't have a lot of runway left to get things right. " we had no energy and we never, ever got going at any time in the game to show any energy," Babcock said. "We just never got it. We didn't have it.
"We just need to regroup," said Leafs centre Auston Matthews, who scored his 106th career NHL goal in his 200th game Wednesday. "It's all within the room. What we need to change comes within us as players.
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