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The Maple Leafs have morphed into one of the worst teams in the National Hockey League and their odds of making the playoffs reflect as much. Article content Article content

At moneypuck.com , a website that tracks all things NHL, as of Saturday morning the Leafs are given a 6.9% chance of taking part in the Stanley Cup tournament next April. Only the Nashville Predators, who could begin a fire sale at any moment, have worse odds at 6%.

With a record of 10-11-3 through 23 games heading into their match on Saturday night in Pittsburgh against the Penguins, the Leafs have 23 points.

Only four NHL teams — the Vancouver Canucks and Buffalo Sabres (22 each), the Calgary Flames (21) and the Predators (20) — had fewer NHL points through game

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