Despite being 27th in the overall standing, the Toronto maple Leafs are pretty happy with their progress at the halfway mark.
Parenteau spoke with TSN' Jonas Siegel:
"The way I look at it, with the start that we had and where we’re at right now, I think it’s pretty impressive. Obviously we’d like to be above .500 - I think we should be as a team, too, the way we’ve been playing - but it’s very positive. We’re going the right way."
Parenteau also talked about Mike Babcock's effect on the team, especially the head coach's way of assigning every player a specific role:
"I’ve never seen it done like that, but I think it helps," said Parenteau. “Personally, I like the role that I’m in and I’ve really found a niche here with Babs."
Mike Babcock believes his system brings the opportunity for every player to improve every day:
"I think our team has gotten better every day and played harder and harder and so I like that," said Babcock. "I like the direction we’re going. I don’t like the standings. But I like a lot of things about us."
Since the month of November, the Leafs had the 4th best record in the Eastern conference going 15-10-5.
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