The Leafs officially reached the halfway point of the season after a victory on Saturday night over the Ottawa Senators that put them into a playoff spot with some games in hand to boot. At 20-13-8, the Leafs are on pace for 96 points, a mark very few saw coming.



With that in mind, and because mid-season is a nice time to do it, it’s time to grade each player on how much they’ve contributed to the team’s success. Because this feature looks purely at the numbers, what follows may be a little different from your usual team grades, as it’ll be based purely on, well, the numbers – specifically how each skater compares to the rest of the league. We’ll skip the goalies because it’s been a carousel for the backups, and we already know Frederik Andersen deserves an ‘A’ for his near team MVP calibre year.



Each player was graded in relation to the rest of the league by their ability to drive on-ice results at 5-on-5...