I was in buying a new twig yesterday and I had a conversation about the Leafs with one of the guys there. He said he wanted to see a stat of the Leafs record with Colaiacovo in the lineup because he thought we would be well over .500 with him in (in case you're wondering what that stat is all-time 49-43-8 after tonight’s dismal performance - I just worked that out). This got me to thinking: What is the Leafs record THIS SEASON with Colaiacovo in the lineup? And for that matter, what about McCabe, Kaberle, Kubina?
Colaiacovo (13-12-2):
I calculated our projected points given that Colaiacovo played all 74 games this season, and it turns out we would be (36-33-5) with 77 total points, and just 4 points back of Philadelphia for 8th. Not really a huge step up, but a jump.
Kaberle: This is pretty easy since he's played every game this season, so we can skip him.
Kubina (28-27-8):
Again, same process - we would be a projected (33-32-9) with 75 points and 6 points back of Philadelphia. So approximately in the same shitty position we're in now.
McCabe (22-16-7):
Now, here's where it gets interesting. With McCabe in the lineup, we have the above stated record. Projected to the full 74 games we’ve played so far this season we would have a record of (36-26-12) giving us 84 points and seating us currently in 7th place in the Eastern Conference – PLAYOFF contention!
The final standings in the Eastern Conference given that McCabe played every game for the Leafs and holding all else equal would look as follows:
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