Maple Leafs must change their 'DNA,' GM says

TORONTO -- Toronto Maple Leafs wide manager Brad Treliving says to expect changes successful the offseason aft different aboriginal exit successful the Stanley Cup playoffs.

And not conscionable to the roster, but "between the ears" too.

Using the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers arsenic an example, Treliving said astatine a season-ending quality league Thursday that determination indispensable beryllium changes successful the "DNA" of a squad that continues to conflict successful large playoff moments contempt regular-season success.

Toronto finished the regular play successful archetypal spot successful the Atlantic Division and defeated the Ottawa Senators successful the archetypal circular for conscionable its 2nd playoff bid triumph successful the past 20 seasons.

The Leafs looked poised for a breakthrough erstwhile they won the archetypal 2 games of a second-round bid against the Panthers and went up 3-1 successful Game 3, earlier handing the momentum backmost to their hostile and yet losing successful 7 games.

Treliving credited Florida, which conscionable eliminated Carolina successful 5 games successful the Eastern Conference final, with uncovering a mode to execute successful the cardinal moments successful the postseason.