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The 29th-place Maple Leafs still have to pay for past sins, but they're slowly getting some redemption in the standings.
After last night's 5-2 win, the promised land of playoffs is five points away, albeit with six teams still to get past.
"If I were to turn the newspaper upside down where the standings are, I might see we're at the top," joked coach Ron Wilson. "But I'm not counting 'now we're five, now we're four, now we're three', I'm not going through that. That's for the last month of the schedule."
The Leafs are seeing some balance in their fortunes
"We stayed as positive as we possibly can be and gradually clawed back into the race," Wilson said of getting points in eight of the past 10 games.
Toronto has a so-called winnable game tomorrow here against the New York Islanders, but hasn't won two in a row at home this year.
"The big thing for us is to follow up with good games," winger Lee Stempniak said. "We have to find consistency. The big thing is just playing the same way, working hard in the front of the net and scoring all the gritty goals."
