It’s time to sound the alarm a little bit here with the Maple Leafs.



Here’s why.



This a team that is 8-8-3 in its last 19 games, with only five wins coming in regulation or overtime, since Dec. 1. That’s an 82-point pace, which is 24th in the NHL in that span.



They haven’t won a game in regulation since Dec. 28, a span of eight outings (2-4-2) that have been rescued only by a couple good shootout goals.



In the last 19 games, they’re a 49-per-cent possession team. They’ve been outshot 654-602, conceding the sixth highest shots against per minute ratio in the NHL. They’re also 27th in goals produced per minute in this span, with just 2.37 per 60 in all situations.



Those are all medium-term trends. Over nearly a quarter of a season.



So the Leafs give up another 42 shots against to the St. Louis Blues — a good team, granted — and the coach says some variation of a theme...