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TORONTO — Randy Carlyle really liked how the Toronto Maple Leafs started against the San Jose Sharks. Kevin Mitchell Jersey . In a game he saw as a measuring stick, they got three shots on net in the first two minutes and looked like they could hang with one of the top teams in the NHL. Then Frazer McLaren took exception to Andrew Desjardins hit on Jerred Smithson and things fell apart. McLarens penalty was the first of many costly ones as the Leafs lost to the Sharks 4-2 Tuesday night at Air Canada Centre, their fifth straight defeat. „Disciplines a huge part,“ said Leafs winger Mason Raymond, who scored a goal and committed two penalties. „Youre killing penalties, youre not playing offence and youre playing in your own zone, so were kind of shooting ourselves in the foot there.“ Taking ill-timed penalties is often a recipe for failure, and thats especially the case against a high-powered team like the Sharks (19-3-5), who entered the game second in the league in goals per game. But more so than giving them the man advantage, the Leafs (14-11-3) stunted their own flow by going to the box. McLarens penalty came not long after the Leafs got the games first three shots in the first 1:21 and controlled much of the play. Even though the Sharks didnt score on the ensuing power play, they didnt give the puck up much for the rest of the period. Former Leafs forward Mike Brown opened the scoring for the Sharks midway through the period when he tipped a shot from defenceman Jason Demers five-hole past James Reimer. „It kind of bounced around a little bit and just squeezed through,“ said Reimer, who made 37 saves. „I wasnt able to close my legs quick enough. Thats just the way she goes.“ The lasting effect of San Joses seemingly never-ending possession was the Leafs trying desperately to catch up. When Jay McClement took a hooking penalty and then Raymond was called for tripping 33 seconds later, the Sharks wasted little time before captain Joe Thornton scored on the five-on-three power play to take the lead. „Go down five-on-three, and that took the momentum totally for the period in their favour,“ Carlyle said, making reference in part to a 17:17 shot drought the Leafs went through. „When you give a hockey team like that momentum, they can skate, theyre big, there was no real surprise on what they were going to do. They did it. And it took us till the second period before we got our things going.“ The Leafs got things going in part because of San Joses lack of discipline. Raymond scored a power-play goal off the rush 2:44 in, and Phil Kessel was the beneficiary of Logan Coutures high-sticking minor later when he scored on the power play. Centre Tyler Bozak, who fed Kessel for his 200th career goal and 15th of the season, left the game for good after with what Carlyle called an upper-body injury. The Leafs were already without centre Nazem Kadri, who missed the game with a death in his family. Carlyle didnt know the severity of Bozaks injury but acknowledged that it hurt against the Sharks. „For half the game, almost, we were short,“ he said. „We had three centres. Were taxing a lot of people here right now.“ For part of the second period, the Sharks were getting taxed thanks to the Leafs turning the tide. „I think we maybe got a bit lackadaisical at the start of the second period for about 10 minutes and they really gave it to us,“ Thornton said.“ The 10-minute mark it kind of switched. We had a timeout and we kind of flipped it back on them.“ Naturally it was another penalty that caused the reversal. The Sharks had started to get more attack time, and when Raymond took a high-sticking penalty, it gave San Jose the spark it needed. Again, the Sharks didnt have a power-play goal to show for their efforts, but they had enough attack time to put the Leafs on their heels. At no point was that more evident than on the shift that led to Mark Stuarts game-winner. Torontos fourth line of McLaren, Smithson and Colton Orr were caught on the ice for 1:48. The Leafs had chances to clear it, including Morgan Rielly failing to ice the puck, but when they didnt, Stuart skated in and scored his third of the season. „Theyre tired and theyre fourth line so, no disrespect, but you can maybe try things that you ordinarily wouldnt do,“ Stuart said. „I think we had a lot of good looks on that shift. We were able to get a good bounce and capitalize on it.“ Having the fourth line and a 19-year-old defenceman on the ice for almost two minutes wasnt what the Leafs wanted, but they got some chances to tie it in the third. Ultimately it wasnt enough, and Couture iced it with an empty-net goal at 18:36 of the final period. „I thought we worked hard out there, I thought the effort and the compete level was there,“ winger James van Riemsdyk said. „(We made) a couple mistakes. Theyre a good hockey team, theyre going to capitalize on their chances.“ NOTES — The Leafs held a pre-game moment of silence for Toronto police constable John Zivcic, who died in a car accident Saturday. … Cody Franson missed his second straight game with a lower-body injury. Carlyle had called him a game-time decision, but the defenceman did not take part in warm-ups. Custom New York Mets Jerseys .K. Subban has picked the right time of the year to go on an offensive tear. John Mitchell Jersey . The 28-year-old from Rochester, Alta., was selected by the Redblacks from the Saskatchewan Roughriders roster in the 2013 CFL Expansion Draft.Professional Footballers Association chief executive Gordon Taylor is disappointed with Jose Mourinhos public criticism of Manchester United players he claims lack bravery. Mourinho issued a warning to his United squad after the 3-1 win over Swansea on Sunday that he only wants players who are willing to put their bodies on the line in his dressing room. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for only ￡6.99. No contract. Although not naming any player directly, Mourinho had earlier revealed England internationals Chris Smalling and Luke Shaw had made themselves unavailable for the Swansea game through injury, leading to interim national manager Gareth Southgate coming out in support of them. Southgate left both out of his squad for the World Cup Qualifier against Scotland and the friendly with Spain, saying there was obviously something wrong with them.And Taylor, speaking at the VSI Sporting Directors governance dinner, told Sky Sports News HQ: I was disappointed by that because, knowing the individuals, they are both highly thought of.Theyve got personal problems which I dont need to relay, but sometimes a manager needs to be a psychologist as well, and also to be a counsellor because you cant treat everybody in the team [the same], every manager must know that. Every player in a team is different. Mourinho said some of his squad members lacked bravery When you see what happened with Welsh football and Gary Speed, that brings it home to you that somebody can look on top of the world, with no problems, but [in reality] its quite different and thats why we have a 24-hour counselling service.We get some 200 calls a year to those lines because a player could be out of the team, he could be injured. Its a short-term career and were all human beings. Swansea 1-3 Manchester Utd I think thats what management these days has to be. New York Mets Store. . Im not talking about being soft, Im talking about being understanding because to even get to the top in football you have got to succeed as not so many actually make it in the game. Like Steve Coppell said turtles come ashore to lay hundreds of eggs because they know very few get back. Luke Shaw and Chris Smalling both missed Uniteds clash with Swansea City on Sunday Those that do make it have a great resolve and resilience. Those days are gone when we had no substitutes and you were on the wing with a broken leg and still trying to carry on.Surely weve come beyond that and thats why its important if anyone has a head injury or possible concussion they have to come out of the game. Weve seen in other sports – rugby and cricket and just recently horse racing, the tragedy of a very serious injury to a jockey who is now paralysed from the waist down.Sport is good and it brings people together but there is another side of it which can be quite dangerous and thats why the people running the game have to be careful with health and safety, and psychological understanding. Also See: Shaw not a Schweini situation Southgate defends United pair Mourinho warns players Premier League grades ‚ ‚ ‚