TORONTO - The home locker-room at Air Canada Centre stayed closed for a few extra minutes on the night of Oct. 25. The Toronto Maple Leafs needed to clear the air after a demoralizing 4-1 loss to the Boston Bruins.Basically, we had an agreement that that was enough, coach Randy Carlyle said. Enough was enough. Because we couldnt continue to go the way we were going, and our performance against Boston was one where in our minds and in their minds was unacceptable.Since that unacceptable performance, the Leafs are 3-0-0 with victories over the Buffalo Sabres, Columbus Blue Jackets and Chicago Blackhawks. The wins have moved them from 14th to seventh in the 16-team Eastern Conference.Along the way, the morale gradually improved. Taking care of business against lowly Buffalo led to what centre Nazem Kadri called a complete 180 after some tension amid the losing.Goaltender James Reimer, who on Saturday night became the first goaltender since 2008 with 25-plus saves and no goals allowed in a third period, didnt like how things were going.I think its one of those things where we werent all pulling on the same rope, for lack of a better word, Reimer said. We werent on the same page.Victories against stronger competition had the Leafs feeling pretty good about themselves going into this weeks Western Conference road trip.We knew what we were doing was unacceptable and we needed to get back to playing Toronto Maple Leaf hockey, said centre Peter Holland, who has a bigger role in the absence of injured forward Joffrey Lupul. When we play our brand of hockey were a good team, were tough to beat.The Leafs brand of hockey will get tested on the road, even if its not against the best of the West. They visit the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday and the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday before returning home to face the New York Rangers on Saturday.Our hockey club has played pretty good on the road, Carlyle said, referencing the Leafs 3-0-1 road record. You have to win on the road to climb in the standings.It could help the Leafs that they have some Western influence on the roster, including forwards Peter Holland (Anaheim Ducks), Daniel Winnik (Ducks and Coyotes) and Mike Santorelli (Vancouver Canucks and Nashville Predators) and defencemen Stephane Robidas (Ducks and Dallas Stars) and Roman Polak (St. Louis Blues). Even new assistant coach Peter Horachek had been in Nashville before a stop with the Florida Panthers.That certainly will help having Roman and Danny Winnik, myself, who have been in the Western Conference a lot, Horachek said last week. Randys been out there before, he came out there and (has an) understanding of some of the way teams play and some of the characteristics of some of the players. ... Any time you can have familiarity, I think it helps, for sure.It also doesnt hurt to have some momentum. Reimer said the teams confidence is in a good place right now, something Carlyle credited the players for.Captain Dion Phaneuf just sees it as the machinations of a season that are magnified in Toronto.Theres lots of ups and downs, Phaneuf said. Believe me, when youre in a market like this, you can feel the ups and the downs. ...But I think that we did a good job of sticking with it and turning it around because we werent feeling very good about ourselves about five, six days ago. 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Wide receiver Brandon Marshall has been ruled out for the Dec. 15 home game against the New Orleans Saints due to two fractured ribs and a lung injury. According to a report from ESPN, Marshall will sit the Bears remaining three games this season. The Bears have other injuries to consider in addition to a 5-8 record that has coach Marc Trestman fielding questions about his future with the team. Marshall was taken to the hospital by ambulance after leaving Thursday nights 41-28 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in the second quarter. He was hit in the right side by the knee of Dallas defensive back Barry Church after making a catch. I went over to the hospital last night to see him, Trestman said Friday. He was in very good spirits. Hes got some healing to do, obviously, and hell be out for the week certainly and well see where he is as we move along. But he had a smile on his face. He was in good spirits. Whether Marshall plays again this year will depend on further evaluation of his injuries, according to a team spokesman. Trestman said both Marquess Wilson and Josh Morgan are options to replace Marshall in the Monday night game with New Orleans. One player Trestman is more certain will start against New Orleans is quarterback Jay Cutler. With the team likely to be eliminated from any mathematical playoff chances either Sunday or the following week, Trestman said he has no intention of starting backup Jimmy Clausen just to take a look at him. Jay is our quarterback, Trestman said. If hes available to play, hes going to play. Chicaagos chief goal on offence going forward will be to find a way to run the ball after back-to-back efforts of 15 and 35 rushing yards.ddddddddddddTrestman and the coaching staff received criticism for a franchise-low eight rushes the previous week against Detroit and the Bears ran just 15 times against Dallas. Theyve given us run plays and we havent made those blocks and gotten positive yards on those runs, centre Roberto Garza said. So we have to be able to go out there and get positive yards every time they call a run to be able to keep running the football. Defensively, the Bears appear to be in shambles after they gave up a season-worst 194 rushing yards Thursday, but had been yielding yardage through the air at an alarming rate prior to the loss to Dallas. Injuries continue to plague the defence. Safety Chris Conte, bothered by concussions, eye and shoulder injuries this season, left Thursdays game with a back injury. Its led to questions about whether Conte is physically able to play football. He loves football, he wants to play football, Trestman said. When hes cleared to play, we play him. After an 8-8 record his first year and a 5-8 start this year, Trestman and his assistants are fielding questions about the future of the staff. It happened after Thursdays game and his response was simply he has work to do rather than worry about outside talk. On Friday, Trestman said he still has support at Halas Hall from those he called key parties, chiefly general manager Phil Emery. Its been tremendously supportive, during the good weeks and bad weeks, he said. And its been extremely consistent by everybody here. ' ' '