The Toronto Maple Leafs are collapsing for all to see.
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If there was any hope that they would avoid a trade deadline selloff, it is long gone.
On Saturday, they were defeated by the Ottawa Senators in a close 5-2 loss.
Ottawa outscored the Leafs by a 40-23 margin in a game where Toronto never seemed to have much of a chance.
Afterwards, Leafs captain Auston Matthews summed it up succinctly.
“To be honest, it was embarrassing,” Matthews told reporters. “We have to be more proud of our game.”
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Pretty soon, the only thing Toronto will be playing for is pride.
This loss pushed Toronto to last place in the Atlanta Division of the Eastern Conference.
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The Leafs have 27 regulation wins compared to 24 regulation losses, but they have also lost nine times in overtime.
Their negative 15 goal differential also tells the story, as it is also the worst mark in the Atlantic Division. Their position at the bottom of the standings is, in fact, representative of how they have played.
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Since the Olympic break, the Leafs have lost 4-2 to the Lightning, 5-1 to the Panthers and now 5-2 to the Senators.
They have Sunday off before hosting the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday.
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Very soon, the Maple Leafs will look very different than they do now. The liquidation sale is approaching.