How do Maple Leafs fix the mostly bad hockey they've played so far?

The Maple Leafs’ issues aren’t limited to the past two games.

A pair of demoralizing losses on the weekend at home against the Carolina Hurricanes and Boston Bruins had to make for a quiet Leafs flight on Monday to Boston, where the Leafs and Bruins will hook up on Tuesday night.

The back-to-back setbacks left the Leafs with an ordinary record of 8-7-1, bad enough to put them sixth in the Atlantic Division, five points behind the division-leading Montreal Canadiens.

Some thoughts on the Leafs’ overall play:

No easy answers

The biggest question for the Leafs is how to fix the mostly bad hockey they’ve played since the season opener on Oct. 8.

The missteps, the lack of communication, the lack of structure, the list goes on — none of it has been the aberration. Consistently good hockey