“Maple Leafs stay hot by crushing Ducks,” was a headline in The Toronto Sun once, a long time ago, in mid-December. Things have been not so good of late: heading into tonight’s game in New Jersey, the team is in its worst losing streak in 48 years, having won just one of 13 games in January. Following, to help navigate the woe, a sampler of headlines from selected Toronto media over the last month:

December 31

2014: An unforgettable year the Leafs would like to forget
(The Globe and Mail)

January 4

The Maple Leafs’ core is fatally flawed
(The Globe and Mail)

January 6

Randy Carlyle fired as Toronto Maple Leafs coach: ‘Our team was not trending in the right direction’
(The National Post)

Randy Carlyle’s firing was long overdue
(The Globe and Mail)

January 7

Toronto Maple Leafs’ Phil Kessel on criticism: ‘I don’t really care’
(The National Post)

Toronto overrates its teams, sets expectations ‘too high,’ Flyers’ Bob Clarke says after Maple Leafs fire Randy Carlyle
(The National Post)

January 8

Leafs now on outside looking in at playoff picture
(The Globe and Mail)

January 15

Toronto Maple Leafs shut out again in loss to Anaheim Ducks
(The National Post)

January 16

James Reimer outstanding but Toronto Maple Leafs still lose to San Jose Sharks, 3-1
(Toronto Star)

‘No pity party’ for Leafs: Coach Peter Horachek
(Toronto Sun)

Moribund Leafs have lost their mojo, and identity: DiManno
(Toronto Star)

January 18

Leafs work to quiet trade talk, end slide
(Toronto Star)

January 20

Toronto Maple Leafs fans ticketed, banned for a year for throwing jerseys on ice
(The National Post)

Leafs have made collapsing the franchise hallmark
(The Globe and Mail)

January 21

Can the Maple Leafs get Connor McDavid?
(The Globe and Mail)

Maple Leafs defenceman Cody Franson stays off social media as a defence mechanism
(Toronto Star)

January 22

Leafs season-killing losing skid hitting new levels
(The Globe and Mail)

Don Cherry won’t kick Leafs while they’re down, calls jersey-throwers ‘jerks’
(Toronto Star)

January 23

Kijiji ad seeks goal scorers for Maple Leafs
(Toronto Star)

January 28

Maple Leafs lose to Devils, offence remains AWOL
(Toronto Star)

January 29

Maple Leafs drop eighth in a row, falling to Coyotes
(Toronto Sun)

January 30

Maple Leafs getting healthy, but not happy
(Toronto Sun)

Rebuilding Maple Leafs need to get value in a Dion Phaneuf trade: Cox
(Toronto Star)

January 31

Maple Leafs nosedive hits nine games: Feschuk
(Toronto Star)

February 1

Toronto Maple Leafs end dreadful month with loss to Philadelphia Flyers
(The National Post)

February 2

Leafs scoring futility reaches record levels
(The Globe and Mail)

ARE THE MAPLE LEAFS USING KESSEL CORRECTLY?
(Sportsnet.ca)

Maple Leafs look to remove stain of horrid January

(Toronto Star)

February 3

Jonathan Bernier blames himself for woes of Maple Leafs
(Toronto Star)

February 4

Maple Leafs flabbergasted as losing slide hits 10
(TSN.ca)

Leafs’ implosion gives Shanahan only one path forward
(The Globe and Mail)

Tragedy or comedy: What would Shakespeare make of the Maple Leafs?
(Toronto Star)

Have Leafs fans finally had enough?
(The Globe and Mail)

February 5

Good witch puts spell on Leafs
(Toronto Sun)