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ANAHEIM – The L.A. Kings had the eighth-most points in the Western Conference when they captured the Cup in 2012. They had the sixth-most points in the West when they snatched it again two years later. Daniel Winnik played exclusively out West until this season. He thinks the reason for that playoff emergence is simple. It’s their style, he says. “L.A., they just don’t change,” he said almost enviously. “They play playoff hockey 82 games of the year. It’s like the old poker saying, ‘All you need is a chip and a chair’ and that’s pretty much L.A. come April time.” The Maple Leafs are trying to break bad habits and flip their style under interim head coach Peter Horachek. They’re trying to embody something more sustainable, something that won’t require a hero’s performance in goal and a barrage of goals from one of the league’s top offensive attacks. They’re trying to play more like the Kings for that matter. “I think we’ve come to the realization that we can score goals, but you can’t rely on scoring four goals a game to win,” Winnik said. “You can’t go into a game going, ‘Hey we’re going to score three, hopefully they don’t score three.’” Horachek has managed to make a dent in that regard in his first week on the job, altering both the manner in which the club is run and the manner in which that product is sold. The Leafs have looked like a different team under his brief leadership. They’ve limited shots, embraced structure, improved possession and removed a great deal of pressure from Jonathan Bernier, who’s faced a Kings-like 21 shots per game in the week since Randy Carlyle was fired. The Leafs, simply put, have played how Carlyle often hoped they would. “It was stressed before,” Winnik said of those defensive elements, “but I think now it’s just really hammered home.” Horachek is admittedly trying to break bad habits, trying to break the mold of a style that forged itself under Carlyle’s leadership, despite urgent and ongoing protestations from the since-dismissed head coach. “It’s not easy, it’s hard,” he said of playing that sound all-around game. “And they’re working hard at it and they want to get better. And that’s a big part of getting better sooner than later is they want to get better and they want to play a certain way that is successful.” Horachek has changed quite a bit in less a week on the job, from instituting weekly leadership meetings to altering the manner in which the team breaks out of the defensive zone. But maybe the most evident shift is how he’s been able to sell his product in very short order. Without explicitly pointing the finger at Carlyle, James van Riemsdyk gushed about the way in which that message was being relayed. “He’s great about teaching and showing guys the right way to do things,” van Riemsdyk said of Horachek before hitting at the real issue, “and when we make mistakes, showing it in a way that is constructive and I think guys are responding well to that.” There’s an evident teaching feel to practice in the past week. Winnik says there’s been more discussion during video sessions, even a back-and-forth at times between coach and players. The toughest sell for Carlyle in nearly three seasons on the job may have been the more skilled likes of van Riemsdyk, Phil Kessel, and Tyler Bozak. Toronto’s top offensive players proved either unwilling or incapable of playing to the brand Carlyle was pushing. Horachek broke that trio up immediately upon taking charge – resisting the urge to reunite them with the game on the line Monday night – prodding the group as a whole to cheat less for offence and do what’s necessary for the sustainability of team success. That line specifically was the embodiment of those troubles; guilty of cheating for offence while yielding more goals and shots than they could ever manage to produce at even-strength. “Sometimes when you’re cheating and getting on the offensive side, you get more opportunities, but you’re giving up more,” Horachek said. “I think that we’re going to be learning to play the game the right way and learning to do things the right way.” Amongst the weaker Leafs in terms of possession in the first half, van Riemsdyk, Kessel and Bozak have all shown considerable improvement in the three games since Horachek took charge. His message is predictably easier to sell with the buy-in of the team’s top talent. That was a barrier Carlyle never could quite cross. “It’s what coaching is basically,” Horachek said of the buy-in factor. “You’re always encouraging your players to play a certain way, whether it’s your offensive players or your defensive players, everyone has to be accountable to it.” As to the habits he’s trying to break, Horachek spoke to taking better care of the puck, holding better position and “being a little more harder in certain areas. Those pleas sound familiar to those Carlyle made often during a 188-game tenure. Beyond just that message being received differently are the changes Horachek has made, both structurally and in terms of personnel. Most prominent in those systemic changes is improvement in how the Leafs exit the defensive zone. They’ve tried to use the middle of the ice more often – rather than rimming it along the wall to their wingers – and have benefited from cleaner breaks out of the zone. Thats led to more offensive zone time and less time in retreat. “We were rimming it a lot and just chipping it off the boards and chasing it, whereas now, I think were coming out with a little more control,” Bozak said. “I think we’re relieving pressure with puck control [now] and I think that’s been the difference,” added Winnik. Breaking apart that top line was a personnel change and necessary evil Carlyle could not commit to with any consistency, but one Horachek plans to stick with. The unit often hurt the Leafs more than it helped. “Ultimately, down the road, I think it’ll benefit us in a big way,” Horachek said. All told, it’s only been a week since Torontos coaching change and there’s really no telling yet if this tighter, cleaner brand of hockey will last, but the message of a new leader appears to be taking. Adidas NMD Factory Outlet . 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The Heat reached that mark Saturday night when they ruined the Philadelphia 76ers home opener.DENVER - Carlos Gonzalez is crossing his swollen left index finger that a little break can finally fix his dinged-up digit. After dealing with a finicky finger for most of the season, the Colorado Rockies All-Star outfielder was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday. A difficult choice, he said, but he decided that enough was finally enough. Unable to grip the bat with the finger so inflamed, his average has dipped to .255 this season. This from a career .300 hitter. "Everybody knows Im not the same player out there," the 28-year-old Gonzalez said. "I dont think its just smart to play that way and keep hurting the team when I have teammates that are doing really good. I think this is the best option right now." To take Gonzalezs place on the roster, the Rockies recalled infielder Ryan Wheeler from Triple-A Colorado Springs. They also recalled catcher Michael McKenry from Colorado Springs and designated catcher Jordan Pacheco for assignment. The break will give Gonzalez a chance to rest not only his ailing finger, but a balky left knee thats given him trouble at times. "Deep down, he feels like this is his best shot to get healthy," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "I told him that there are four months left in the season. A couple of weeks right now to be healthy the rest of the way? That would be a good trade off." He agreed.dddddddddddd An easy decision given the way his replacement in left field, Corey Dickerson, is swinging the bat right now. Dickerson is hitting .345 with seven homers. "A guy whos been really hot like Dickerson — I think hes the best option right now at the plate," said Gonzalez, who was bothered by a sprained right middle finger last season, playing in just 19 games after the All-Star break. "For me, Ive just got to heal and be the CarGo that everybody knows." Head trainer Keith Dugger said the plan is to simply let the finger rest for a little bit. They will also massage the digit and do "some little tricks we have." "He just needs time off from swinging — bottom line," Dugger added. "I cant give you a timeframe. I dont know if two weeks is going to be enough." Dugger said they will test out the finger in about 10 days. "If theres no improvement, you back off again," Dugger said. "If theres improvement, you move forward." Weiss remains confident that once Gonzalez gets his finger situation resolved, hell return to the form that led him to be an All-Star the last two seasons. "His track record is pretty good," Weiss said. "Hes going to hit and hes going to perform. Its just tough performing in this league, trying to work around nagging injuries." ' ' '