TORONTO - Craig Berube saw some positive signs.

The Maple Leafs came out strong Thursday night against the Los Angeles Kings. Toronto's head coach watched his team check and defend well on the way to building a deserved first-period lead.

The rest of the game was a different story — and it's clear Berube still has plenty more work to do in sorting out a group that has fallen far below expectations with 18 games already chalked off the NHL season.

Quinton Byfield scored in overtime as the Kings erased deficits of 2-0 and 3-2 in a 4-3 comeback victory that stretched the Leafs' losing streak to four games.

"Panic's never going to help, but there's a level of urgency," Berube said after his team dropped to 8-8-2. "It's been there for a bit. But (I'm) not going to panic. That doesn't help a

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