The past three games have totally washed away any optimism that existed in Toronto regarding the Maple Leafs' season. The 4-game winning streak to start the season seems so long ago now although it took place only a few weeks ago.
The team has scored just nine goals in a 1-5-1 streak in their last seven games. The Leafs fired 35 shots at Senator goalie Brian Elliott but once again they made the opposition goalie look like a Hall of Famer.
You can't really fault the effort. They worked hard but the talent isn't there to compete at the level required to finish ahead of teams not playing in New Jersey. Players were going to the net but squandered chance after chance. In fact it was an exciting game at times but that didn't stop the fans from booing. At first it was directed at Dion Phaneuf again but by the end of the game it was for the entire team.
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