TORONTO -- Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving put his full support behind coach Craig Berube as Toronto navigates a disappointing start to the NHL season.

Treliving made his usual quarter-season address to the media on Tuesday and was candid about how the Leafs have "underperformed" given their 8-9-2 record. But Treliving still believes Berube is the right person to get a "disconnected" Toronto team back on track.

"I've got all the faith in our coach right now, so I don't look at that as the issue," said Treliving. "I believe in Craig and his messaging. Craig didn't become a bad coach overnight."

Berube was Treliving's first coaching hire as Leafs' GM after he fired former bench boss Sheldon Keefe in May 2024. At the time Treliving felt Toronto needed a new voice and the Leafs r

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