The return of Randy.



And already we are hearing some strange things around Toronto.



On Sunday, one discussion point out there was how the Maple Leafs were “in a playoff spot” when Carlyle was let go, nearly two years ago.



The implication was his firing was unjust.



On Monday afternoon, at the Air Canada Centre, as the Leafs prepared to face the now-Carlyle led Anaheim Ducks, the topics flowed from (a) the former coach’s defensive acumen to (b) what he did in terms of helping to develop players to (c) his desire for a rebuild.



It’s all a little nonsensical.



The Leafs were clinging to the eighth and final playoff spot when Carlyle was let go in January of 2015. They had lost seven of their last nine games and were a 41.1 per cent possession team (that’s not a typo) in their previous 15.



And Carlyle implied after one particularly awful loss in Winnipeg that the team’s...