ANAHEIM – “I think we got caught with our pants down and that ended up costing us the game.”



Curtis McElhinney with the rare candid soundbite after a loss. God bless the man.



There wasn’t much said of note after yet another tough defeat in California tonight, the third straight loss for the Maple Leafs on this trip and the fifth overall. The Leafs now have only five wins in their last 18 games, dating back to the game before the all-star break in late January.



That’s five full weeks of suck – not just this one on the West Coast. It’s been bad enough that the Leafs have the 25th best record in the NHL since Auston Matthews went to the all-star game out here in Southern California.



Feels like a distant memory.



Rather than rehash the mindless quotes the players offered the media in Anaheim, here’s a deeper dive into what’s been happening with the Leafs on this slide, starting with...