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There’s no such thing as a good team that is inconsistent. The definition of a good team is one that is consistent.

By extension, mediocre teams are inconsistent, and the Leafs are mediocre. Most people get that.

But then there’s this: In a week where this team dominated the Bruins, scoring 6 goals and allowing 25 shots, they let in six to a truly awful team that’s been scoring 1.2 goals a game.

If anyone can explain this, throw it in the comments.

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Alec Brownscombe is the founder and editor of MapleLeafsHotStove.com, where he has written daily about the Leafs since September of 2008. He's published five magazines on the team entitled "The Maple Leafs Annual" with distribution in Chapters and newsstands across the country. He also co-hosted "The Battle of the Atlantic," a weekly show on TSN1200 that covered the Leafs and the NHL in-depth. Alec is a graduate of Trent University and Algonquin College with his diploma in Journalism. In 2014, he was awarded Canada's Best Hockey Blogger honours by Molson Canadian. You can contact him at alec.brownscombe@mapleleafshotstove.com.