Following an embarrassing loss to the 31st-place Ottawa Senators, the Leafs are now 1-3-1 over their past 5 games and 5-4-1 in their last 10. These woes have extended to all corners of Toronto’s roster, with Frederik Andersen experiencing one of his worst slumps as a Leaf, the blueline demonstrating a complete inability to shut down opponents, and the forward corps struggling to generate much in the way of offence, Friday’s 7-goal outburst against Philadelphia notwithstanding.
The Leafs are essentially playing their worst possible hockey at the worst possible time right now. And with a mere 10 games left on the schedule, time is running out for them to right the ship.