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Toronto Maple Leafs Go 9-1-1 After “Nashville Freakout”

By Catherine Silverman

Dec 14, 2014; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender James Reimer (34) and goaltender Jonathan Bernier (45) skate off the ice after a win over the Los Angeles Kings at the Air Canada Centre. Toronto defeated Los Angeles 4-3 in an overtime shot out. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 14, 2014; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender James Reimer (34) and goaltender Jonathan Bernier (45) skate off the ice after a win over the Los Angeles Kings at the Air Canada Centre. Toronto defeated Los Angeles 4-3 in an overtime shot out. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Toronto Maple Leafs have essentially gone 9-2 since losing 9-2 to the Nashville Predators

Who believes in the West Coast bias, anyway?

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Since falling in back-to-back games to the Nashville Predators and the Buffalo Sabres — now aptly dubbed the “Nashville Freakout” — the Toronto Maple Leafs have gone 9-1-1.

Which, for those of you who look for patterns, means that they are 9-2 since losing an actual NHL game 9-2. Is there a fancy stat to decipher that?

In amidst all the wins, there’s been plenty to talk about in the media regarding the Leafs. Everything from rude fan reactions to player snubs to the jaw-dropping interview given by Jonathan Bernier about world-class goaltender Nelson Mandela — the Leafs have basically become this season’s one-stop shop for NHL melodrama and unnecessary news stories.

Possibly the best part of the wins the Leafs keep recording, though, has been the inexplicable nature of all of them.

The Leafs fell in a pretty solid beating by the New Jersey Devils, who can sometimes go entire games without looking like they’re even capable of scoring goals — but then won in back-to-back matchups against the Detroit Red Wings (including one win where it seemed physically impossible for the Leafs to not be down 15-0 by the end of the first period alone) and took a shootout win over the Los Angeles Kings.

Head coach Randy Carlyle may have been in the hot seat at the end of last season… and, let’s be completely honest, well into this one… but it seems like his job is more or less secure for the time being.

Then again, should it be? If you just ask the Edmonton Oilers, the goalie coach is really what makes or breaks a franchise — and since both Jonathan Bernier and James Reimer have truly been the ones keeping the Leafs in it this season, wouldn’t that mean that Carlyle’s gotta go anyway?

Maybe that’s just me and my goalie bias.

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