The night actually started well for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Morgan Rielly jumped into the rush and scored less than three minutes in, and for a moment, it looked like the Maple Leafs might finally shake off this slump.

Any debate about the trade deadline, and the path the front office may take, was already over. Selling remains the only option. But what does this all mean for the head coach? Is Craig Berube’s future with the Leafs being sealed with the way this thing is unravelling?

Auston Matthews’ triumphant return to Toronto could have gone a lot worse. The Maple Leafs recognized their three Olympians during Saturday’s 5-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators, their first home game since the conclusion of the 2026 Winter Olympics.

The Toronto Maple Leafs honored their Olympians on Saturday night, including Auston Matthews, who was the captain of Team USA. How did fans respond?

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs play the Philadelphia Flyers as losers of three in a row. Toronto has a 27-24-9 record overall and a 16-10-6 record in home games. The Maple Leafs have a -15 scoring differential, with 192 total goals scored and 207 allowed.

Drake Batherson and Dylan Cozens each scored twice and the Ottawa Senators beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Saturday night.

The Toronto Maple Leafs returned to action following the 2026 Olympics break in desperate need to make up ground in the tightly-packed Atlantic Division standings if they had any realistic shot at making the Stanley Cup Playoffs.