Craig Berube throws Joseph Woll under the bus after loss to the Buffalo Sabres
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Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube was angry on Tuesday after his team lost 7-4 against the Buffalo Sabres in what was a must-win game.
The Toronto Maple Leafs cannot catch a break these days, and their fans are starting to get incredibly frustrated with what they have been watching.
Last night was another great example of this as the Toronto Maple Leafs lost by a score of 7-4 against the Buffalo Sabres. It was a bad night in the standings, as the Leafs now find themselves eight points out of a playoff spot.
This is the worst-case scenario for the Maple Leafs, who are now going on the road for four games prior to the start of the Winter Olympics.
After last night's loss, Berube was extremely frustrated, and he took that frustration out on not just the defense, but goaltender Joseph Woll as well.
Craig Berube takes frustrations out on Joseph Woll
Woll allowed six goals on 30 shots, which is not particularly good. The netminder needs to be better than that if this team wants to win, and Berube agrees wholeheartedly.
Until we decide to do things right and keep the puck out of our net, and that's the goalie's included, this is what you're going to get...No more than that. I don't want to talk about it anymore. That's all it is.
The netminder now has a goals-against average of 3.01 and a save percentage of .908, which is not good enough for this Leafs team to go anywhere.
Ahead of them in the standings are teams like the Sabres, Boston Bruins, and Montreal Canadiens, who have played much better hockey this season.
It feels as though the Maple Leafs are truly falling behind, and you cannot help but wonder if general manager Brad Treliving is thinking about blowing it up.
Ultimately, things cannot continue down this path. The Leafs are on the ropes, and they just don't look like a team worthy of going to the postseason.
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