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TORONTO -- Morgan Rielly probably wont read this. Already wise beyond his years at the age of 20, the Toronto Maple Leafs rookie defenceman learned during training camp that he cant check Twitter as often as he used to. That lesson has served him well during a season-ruining losing streak, but its still almost impossible to avoid the chatter in a hockey-mad city. "When youre out eating at Earls or something, its on a TV and theres people talking about (us), whether its the skid were on, trade rumours or how weve been playing," Rielly said Tuesday. "Playing here in Toronto there are people that arent afraid to have a chat with you if youre at the mall or something. Youve just got to learn to deal with that and cant worry about it too much." Roommate Jake Gardiner tries to take his mind off things by seeing movies, like "Noah" on the teams most recent off day. Coach Randy Carlyle doesnt try to put on sunglasses and a hood to hide from the attention because "thats not me." Even if the Leafs wanted to, theres no real way to escape the pressure -- something area natives and former players know all too well. "Its not fun for them right now, I know that," said Calgary Flames forward Joe Colborne, who spent the past three years in Toronto with the Leafs and minor-league Marlies. "Obviously theres a lot of attention, even out West, on the Leafs, so its well-documented, for sure. You definitely feel for those guys." Empathy was in short supply for Colborne with his Flames at Air Canada Centre seeking to extend Torontos season-worst skid. But even before his Detroit Red Wings sent the Leafs to an eighth loss in a row Saturday night, Mimicos Brendan Smith expressed some sadness at how friends Gardiner and Dave Bolland have to deal with the extra criticism that he called "nonsense." "I think for everybody its difficult," Smith said. "I feel bad for them with all that pressure. Its tough. Every professional athletes going to feel pressure in some kind of way, but its definitely tough here." Red Wings goaltender Jonas Gustavsson looked at the Leafs and recalled a "similar scenario" he went through in Toronto. That was the infamous run in the winter of 2012 that then-general manager Brian Burke compared to "an 18-wheeler going right off a cliff." Gustavsson went 0-3-1 during that 1-9-1 stretch that cost coach Ron Wilson his job. But as a Swede, he managed to avoid a lot of the negativity surrounding the team because he read coverage from back home, not in Canada or the United States. After experiencing that, hes quick not to make any blanket statements about how playing in such a big market affects players. "I think thats very individual," Gustavsson said. "I think some guys have no problem whatsoever with it because they dont really care about media and TV, things like that. Maybe some guys follow it more than others and maybe have tougher times with it." Flames forward Matt Stajan, who played five full seasons and parts of two more with the Leafs, brushed off the emphasis on the extra attention that comes with being in what some consider the centre of the hockey universe. "Its not easy. In Calgary if we lose eight in a row its not easy," Stajan said. "I think the pressure from the outsides one thing, but in the dressing room you have expectations as a team and you feel that pressure anyways. "People look too much at the pressure outside. I think youre in the NHL. As a team you have pressure on yourselves to win games and be at your best every night, and when it doesnt happen, youre feeling it." Theres no doubt the Leafs are feeling it, even if its not something players would like to admit. Assistant general manager Claude Loiselle said Tuesday on Toronto radio station Sportsnet 590 The Fan that players have been squeezing their sticks during this skid. In talking to reporters, players tend to shift the focus back to hockey and away from the white noise. "Its just a matter of keeping concentrated on just playing the game and not what everybodys saying," Rielly said. "You cant be too concerned about whats going on out there, you just got to worry about what youre able to control." No ones denying the talk is out there. Captain Dion Phaneuf conceded that in a results-oriented business, theres bound to be some heavy "scrutiny" on the Leafs. A losing streak like this in a place like this ratchets it up even more. "You look on Twitter or TV, its pretty much what everyones talking about right now," Gardiner said. "But were kind of used to that. ... You just got to have fun with it and try to ignore what people are saying." Cheap Kevin Durant Shoes . -- The road to the Masters got off to a bumpy start Sunday for Tiger Woods when he withdrew from the Honda Classic with what he said was a lower back injury. 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The Dallas Stars defense, meanwhile, has been an unexpected disappointment. The Jets will try to continue playing well on the road and silence Tyler Seguin on Tuesday night while looking to hand the Stars their fifth loss in six games. Viewers in the Jets region can catch the game on TSN3 and TSN Radio 1290 starting at 7pm ct. Winnipeg (14-9-5) is among the NHLs best defensive teams, giving up an average of 2.21 goals while managing the same mark offensively. However, the Jets have picked it up on offense with 3.17 goals per game during a 4-0-2 stretch. Following a 6-2 win over Colorado on Friday, they settled for a point in the standings by giving up the winner 53 seconds into overtime of a 4-3 loss to league-leading Anaheim. Before Winnipeg gets a chance to avenge that defeat at home Saturday, it first visits Dallas (10-12-5) and the Avalanche - the bottom two teams in the Central. The Jets are 8-4-3 on the road after earning six points in the last four away games. These are teams we need to get points from, said center Bryan Little, who leads the club with 11 goals. Weve been pretty good this year at playing well on the road when we have to, and getting points on the road. Were hoping to continue that this week. That likely means finding a way to limit Seguin, who leads the league with 21 goals while tying Pittsburghs Sidney Crosby for the most points (35). The center has nine goals and four assists in nine games, but the Stars are just 4-4-1 in that stretch. Theyre a team that has a lot of dangerous playyers, Little said.dddddddddddd When youre playing against the leading goal-scorer in the league, hes someone you have to look out for whenever youre on the ice against him. The Jets are well aware of what Seguin can do after he piled up eight goals and six assists in the past 10 meetings. He has four goals with two assists in the last three. Seguin had two goals and an assist in Saturdays 4-1 win over Montreal, helping Dallas - a playoff team last season - snap a four-game skid. I liked pretty well everything, coach Lindy Ruff said. Thats the way we need to play - a lot of smart decisions, real good puck management. You can win a lot of games playing like that. It starts by your best players doing the right thing. Jamie Benn is among them with 12 points in nine games after assisting on both of Seguins goals against the Canadiens. The left wings 17 assists lead the Stars, while his 25 points are second. He has 11 points in eight career matchups with Winnipeg, setting up two goals - one by Seguin - in a 2-1 home victory March 24. Little scored for the Jets in that meeting after coming up empty in the prior eight. Andrew Ladd has gone without a point in four straight games against the Stars, but has two goals and three assists in the last two overall after getting one of each on the power play Sunday. 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