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Mike Babcock Not Happy With The Play Of His Veterans

09/30/2015 at 7:04am EDT

from Rob Longley of the Toronto Sun,

“I thought our kids were good,” Babcock said. “I don't think we got anything out of our top two lines.”

Included in that group were expected top six forwards Tyler Bozak, James van Riemsdyk, Nazem Kadri and Joffrey Lupul. Instead of taking advantage of the young Sabres, they were sloppy and lacklustre.

The best Leafs forward were Connor Brown and William Nylander, who easily could have had a pair of first-period goals and gave the coaching staff plenty to ponder before the next round of cuts come.

“I don't think the people that you perceive as our good players were good enough, not even close,” Babcock said. “They've got to lead their way that's their job.

“You just can't count on kids to do it. We've got to get our veterans playing the right way, that's the bottom line. We can talk about kids, that's a nice sideline story in exhibition, but we've got to get our players to play.”

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added 7:12am, Watch Babcock post-game below...

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