My bad.
It's pretty amazing that even with the current play and wins, they are only on pace to finish with 94 points, which isn't usually enough for the playoffs.
I used to think the same way, but I completely disagree with it.
In the years when Leafs uses to fall off the cliff, they had respectable goal differential, but that didn't indicate that they would start losing. Their possession stats did.
This year, when Habs had 9-0-0 start, their fans boasted of league best goal differential, that didn't predict that they would fall back, other factors did.
Goal differential, imo, simply tells what we already know. Can't help much with predicting future.
Do you think the Canadiens with Price in net are different?
Leafs have been getting superior goaltending during this improvement period, to the point Reimer's stats are elite.
My bad.
from 0 goal differential to -8 in two days. coinciding with this thread.