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We’ve seen tossed jerseys, the firing of a head coach and a decision not to salute fans. We’ve seen blown leads and blowout losses. We’ve seen a team that was once among the leaders in goals scored suddenly score fewer goals than some soccer teams.

We keep thinking that we’ve seen it all and that it cannot get any worse.

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And then Jonathan Bernier allows a goal from the other team’s blue line Thursday against Arizona and the Toronto Maple Leafs’ season-worst losing streak grows to eight games in what has been by far the worst month of the season.

As interim head coach Peter Horachek said, “I guess I’ve seen a lot of things.”

The month is not over just yet — Toronto plays the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night — so there is one last chance for something really bad to happen. Beyond that, with 32 games remaining, there’s plenty of time for the 11th-place Leafs to redefine rock bottom.