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          Maple Leafs lucky to be in playoffs

          Toronto was outshot by 4.8 attempts per 60 minutes this season with Nazem Kadri on the ice. Graig Abel/NHLI/Getty Images
          • Rob Vollman, Special to ESPN.com
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              Hockey analytics pioneer Rob Vollman is ESPN Insider's armchair GM, exploring how modern statistics can inform front-office decisions.
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          May 1, 2013, 10:20 AM ET

          We all knew when the lockout-shortened, 48-game 2013 NHL season began that some borderline team would qualify for the postseason by going on a hot streak it would have had difficulty sustaining over a full 82-game campaign. We just didn't know which team it would be. As it turns out, it looks as if that team is the Toronto Maple Leafs.