SAN JOSE — I can’t recall off the top of my head the last time we saw a Maple Leafs’ performance quite as lacklustre as this one.



They had one stretch of 27 minutes and 44 seconds of play — basically half a hockey game — where they were outshot 21-1. The San Jose Sharks capitalized on repeatedly inept breakouts again and again throughout the second period and into the first half of the third, taking over the game.



If not for Freddy Andersen in goal, this could have been an 8-2 night instead of a 3-2 one.



The most concerning thing here is this wasn’t a one-off. The Leafs haven’t been playing well for two weeks now. They haven’t outshot a team since their fourth game of the season. And their possession play — well the trend looks like this:



Basically, their first six or seven games of the season, the Leafs were elite — especially on the scoring chance side, where they were up...