5 Losses and 1 OTL Will End Season For Leafs

History dictates that a playoff team should accumulate 90 points in the regular season.  The Maple Leafs would require an additional 27 points to the 63 they have.  The schedule shows 63 games have been played, therefore only 19 games remain with a maximum of 38 points up for grabs.  To break this down further, the leafs require a combination of 13 wins and 1 tie to reach the 90 points.  Conversely, the Leafs can only squander 11 points and still get to 90 points for the season.  Therefore, the Leafs can only lose 5 games in regulation and 1 OTL/SO over the next 19 games.

Who would the five losses be against?

19 WED MAR 2, 2011 PITTSBURGH @ TORONTO

18 THU MAR 3, 2011 TORONTO @ PHILADELPHIA

 17 SAT MAR 5, 2011 CHICAGO @ TORONTO

16 TUE MAR 8, 2011 TORONTO @ NY ISLANDERS

15 THU MAR 10, 2011 PHILADELPHIA @ TORONTO

14 SAT MAR 12, 2011 BUFFALO @ TORONTO

13 MON MAR 14, 2011 TAMPA BAY @ TORONTO

12 WED MAR 16, 2011 TORONTO @ CAROLINA

11 THU MAR 17, 2011 TORONTO @ FLORIDA

10 SAT MAR 19, 2011 BOSTON @ TORONTO

9 TUE MAR 22, 2011 TORONTO @ MINNESOTA

8 THU MAR 24, 2011 TORONTO @ COLORADO

7 SAT MAR 26, 2011 TORONTO @ DETROIT

6 TUE MAR 29, 2011 BUFFALO @ TORONTO

5 THU MAR 31, 2011 TORONTO @ BOSTON

4 SAT APR 2, 2011 TORONTO @ OTTAWA

3 TUE APR 5, 2011 WASHINGTON @ TORONTO

2 WED APR 6, 2011 TORONTO @ NEW JERSEY

1 SAT APR 9, 2011 MONTREAL @ TORONTO

With games against Detriot, Philadelphia (x2), Tampa, Buffalo (x2), Boston (x2), Washington and New Jersey,  it is not hard to concede the playoffs are realistically mission impossible.

The road ahead does not look good with 10 road games and 9 home games.  At home, the Maple Leafs have 9 home Games, and a record of 14-11-7.  With 10 road games left and a 13-16-2 record, things do not look good.

The Maple Leafs have been written off before, a record of 5-1-4 over the last 10 games was never in the cards but the Maple Leafs continue to defy logic.