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"Its a fine line," Jay McClement told the Leaf Report, with the Carolina Hurricanes set to visit the ACC on Thursday. "You dont want to rain on our record, but at the same time theres quite a few games that couldve gone the other way and we have to look at that and judge our game accordingly, not just on the result." Theres been sloppiness with the puck, an inconsistent forecheck, little to no sustained pressure in the offensive zone, and far too many quality scoring chances against from the critical areas in and around the net. "I just think overall were too loose in the three zones," Carlyle said Tuesday morning before the game against the Wild. "I think its the ability to step inside and be first on pucks; talk about team toughness and all those things, its willing to take a check to make a play; stop on pucks instead of circling away; win your share of 1-on-1 battles; start with the puck more on faceoffs. All those things are factors that go into improving your team play." A consequence of poor puck possession, the Leafs are yielding more than 34 shots per game - fifth-worst overall - putting undue pressure on their goaltenders to be the difference most nights in the early going. And while Bernier and Reimer and have done just that, combining for a .934 save percentage, at some point the load will be too burdensome to bear, as was nearly the case against the Oilers in a dramatic 6-5 come-from-behind overtime victory this past Saturday. "When we review and review and review theres just some areas that were really absent in," Carlyle said. "Its a nervous time in the coaches office because of the shot differential and the quality of chances that were giving up." "I think what Randys talking about and what we feel in here is we just lack the consistency right now in the strong team game that we had last year," McClement said. "We just havent had it for I dont think for more than a period or two here and there this year." But with their sparkling record, Carlyle can only push so hard for change. "You can hide behind 6-1 and 4-1," he said of his teams record and most recent victory. "And rightly or wrongly thats what athletes do." Fearful of being exposed in very short order - with a trip to the reigning Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks looming on Saturday - Carlyle is preaching that his group "look in the mirror" and contemplate just how unsustainable their current performance is, all this in spite of a glowing record. "You try to plead to everybodys individual preparation, their focus, their work ethic, do a little bit of self-evaluation," he said. Its not been all bad. In addition to mostly fine work in goal, the Leafs have benefited from superb special teams. Their lethal power-play has scored at least once in each of the six victories – without a goal in the lone defeat against Colorado – and rests as the third-best so far this season. 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New York (16-9-8) took over first place in the Eastern Conference and has the best record in the league with one game remaining. Houstons five-game unbeaten streak was snapped, and the Dynamo (13-11-9) are sixth in the East with one game remaining.MIAMI -- For the past year, Angel Rosado cheered for what LeBron James and Dwyane Wade were doing with the Miami Heat. On Monday, the roles shifted. When James and Wade tweeted their appreciation just past midnight Monday to fans who were camping out at Florida International with hopes of getting the best tickets to Saturdays South Florida All-Star Classic, it was Rosado they were talking about. The 23-year-old man and his wife were the very first to arrive at FIU to get in line, just over 16 hours before tickets actually went on sale. "Its not just any exhibition game," Rosado said. "Its the biggest All-Star game in Miami since 1990. Since I was a kid, I always liked the Heat. It never got crazy until Dwyane Wade came in and I watching TV the other day and still cant believe weve got LeBron James on our team." Theyll be on separate teams Saturday at FIU, which figures to be the site of quite an NBA spectacle. Tickets went on sale just before noon and were gone at 1:47 p.m., some fans frustrated that they were turned away, others simply thrilled to have a chance to see some of the games top stars like Wade, James, former Toronto Raptors all-star Chris Bosh, Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, John Wall, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook and Amare Stoudemire -- all expected to attend. "The whole thing was very unorganized," said Heat fan Mary Beth Wagoner, who spent several hours in one of the three ticket lines -- some people were frustrated that certain lines were moving faster than others -- before walking away with two general-admission passes. "But I wass there to get two $50 tickets and thats what I got so I cant complain. S... Victorino Jersey. " FIUs arena typically holds about 5,000 fans, although the capacity will not quite be that high on Saturday because of some construction projects. It wasnt immediately clear how many tickets were sold Monday. The $100 seats nearest the floor were gone in about 40 minutes, while the supply of $50 seats in the gyms upper levels were exhausted about an hour later. "Man I love u all for the support," James wrote on Twitter. Said Wade, retweeting a fan who wrote him a message while standing in line for tickets: "Respect and thanks for the love." Proceeds from the game are going to the Marys Court Foundation, which works closely with Chicago Public Schools and is named in honour of the late Mary Thomas -- mother of FIU coach and Basketball Hall of Fame player Isiah Thomas. Its one of a series of exhibitions that have taken place during the NBA lockout. Having one in South Florida made sense on many levels, given both the enormous popularity of the Heat and the fact that many players have trained at FIU and the nearby University of Miami for much of the off-season. "I promise you, I am going to be the first one through that door on Saturday night," said Aimee Davis, who skipped four college classes Monday and dragged a friend along so she could obtain four tickets -- organizers limited purchases to two per person. "Its a lot of money, the $400, but I got great seats and I want to let our Heat guys know that we havent forgotten about them. All the other guys there, this thing is going to be awesome." ' ' '
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