T25U25 through the years: All our wrong thoughts for you to see in one place

The very first Top 25 Under 25 at PPP was done in January of 2012. Randy Carlyle was the coach, and Brian Burke was the GM. On January 1 of that year, the Leafs had 41 points, were 10th worst in the league, but somehow third in their division, which was not a playoff spot in those days. Things didn’t get better. The Leafs finished with 80 points, dropped another place in the division, and drafted fifth.

It might be fair to say that was the start of how we got to where we are today.