Upcoming opponents until the All Star break and the opponent's last ten games record:
Tue, Jan 16 @ Edmonton 10-0-0
Thu, Jan 18 @ Calgary 6-4
Sat, Jan 20 @ Vancouver 7-2-1
Sun, Jan 21 @ Seattle 9-0-1
Wed, Jan 24 vs Winnipeg 8-1-1
Sat, Jan 27 @ Winnipeg 8-1-1
At .600, only one is playing less than .750 hockey, four of them .850 or better.
Not the same as the last trip where those opponents had only won 1 or 2 games in their last ten
There are six teams within 4 pts of the the Leafs in the standings. Two hold the wild card positions and the other four are currently out of the playoffs. Leafs have games in hand on half of them. By the end of January, with the above opponents coming up, there's a good chance the Leafs will be in that dog fight for a wildcard playoff spot if they are not already.