It's bad in Denver. Very, very bad.

The Colorado Avalanche were shut out for the second time in three nights Thursday, falling to the lowly Toronto Maple Leafs 6-0 on home ice. It was the Avs' fifth straight loss, as their nightmare December continues.

Jared Bednar's crew is 2-9 this month, and up next is Chicago, Calgary, Dallas, and the New York Rangers.

"I'd be lying if I said it wasn't frustrating right now," captain Gabriel Landeskog said after Thursday's whipping, according to the Denver Post's Mark Kiszla. "It's probably as frustrating as it's ever been."

Nathan MacKinnon, second on the club with 21 points, was straightforward in his assessment of the team.

"We have no chemistry," he said.

MacKinnon was also candid Thursday morning about his club's struggles, and that makes what happened Thursday night even more stunning.

"It's embarrassing," MacKinnon said, according to the Denver Post's Terry Frei. "Even like waving at the security people around the rink, it's like ... I'm sure they're disappointed in us, being in last.

"It wears on you. I'd be lying if I said it didn't," he added. "We're very thankful to play this game and we're lucky and fortunate. But when you lose this much, it's a horrible feeling, whether you're in bantam or the NHL. ... We need to have a good game (Thursday night), that's all we can really focus on."

Imagine what MacKinnon's going to say Friday.

The Avalanche are completely lost. Where they go from here will be one of the more fascinating storylines to watch as the season progresses. Every night can't be rock bottom.

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