The numbers are really incredible and unusual, even without context.



They have scored 47 per cent of the Maple Leafs goals this season. They have produced nearly half – 161 of 340 – of Toronto’s points.



They have 47 per cent of their power play points and 58 per cent of their game winning goals. They have generated 45.5 per cent of the Leafs shots on goal and skated in 39 per cent of the team’s ice time.



Everyone in hockey has heard ad nauseam about the youth movement in Toronto. How they’re the youngest team in the league, and how they have had between seven and nine rookies in the lineup every night. What I don’t think has been properly discussed is just how insanely unique this is in the NHL.



It just doesn’t happen. Teams don’t play rookies in 40 per cent of the minutes for half a season.



I have been digging the last two weeks to try and find a comparable team to the Leafs, in terms of the...