Based on the coverage the Toronto Maple Leafs get, you can be forgiven if you’re surprised to learn that they are now 12th in the NHL overall standings.
That isn’t since Sheldon Keefe was hired.
That is 12th overall, since the beginning of October.
That includes a six game losing streak, playing half a season without a single point from their back-up goalie, never playing their optimal lineup, playing nine games without Morgan Rielly and Jake Muzzin, and switching from a traditional NHL system under Babcock to what they are now playing under Keefe.
This is a team that would have eight extra points if they had played the exact same way but received just average NHL goaltending (they have gotten the 28th best goaltending in the NHL this year).