Since Jan 1st of last season through today the Leafs rank 18th overall in record comparison in a league where 16 teams make the playoffs. So on play of a sample size of last 50+ games are a marginal playoff team at best.
I understand this plays to a great narrative but can we please drop this argument?
The 2019-20 Toronto Maple Leafs are radically different than the Jan-April 2019 Toronto Maple Leafs.
There is an 11 game sample size to judge this team on not a 50+ game sample size.