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TSN Toronto reporter Mark Masters checks in daily with news and notes on the Maple Leafs who practised at MasterCard Centre on Thursday.
Toronto has allowed the first goal in six of seven at home getting out-scored 13-3 in the first period of those games."We hold each other accountable in this room," said Auston Matthews, "and tomorrow is a big game for us, I think, in terms of really getting back on track and making sure we put our foot down and start on the right foot."
Staying mentally sharp and maintaining an edge for all 60 minutes is also an issue. Toronto blew a 2-0 lead in the third period against the Canucks in Vancouver last week and nearly saw a three-goal lead vanish to the Oilers in Edmonton on Saturday. The Leafs appear destined to play the Boston Bruins again in the first round of the playoffs and have four weeks left to make sure they’re ready for the challenge.
"For me, last night Willie was in on the most he’s been in on this year," Babcock noted. "I thought he skated real well. I thought he competed real hard. I thought he was at the net. I thought he tipped pucks. Even before they got any offence to go for them, he had hit the post a couple times and had been in home free. I liked how he tracked, how he worked and how he got to the net.
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