With points in 11 of their last twelve games (failing to register a point only in a 6-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers) the Toronto Maple Leafs are on fire.
The firing of Babcock has had a profound effect on the Leafs fortunes, and while Babcock did many inexplicable things (such as play Cody Ceci on the top pairing) the turnaround cannot be solely attributed to coaching.
The Leafs played a preposterous amount of back-to-back games in the early portion of the season, and played at least half their Babcock games this season without one of Mitch Marner or John Tavares.