After starting his National Hockey League career with six seasons in Montreal, Alex Galchenyuk is embracing the chance to switch sides in an Original Six showdown. I know how big the rivalry is, the winger said. It s finally nice to get one from this side. It s a little different feel without fans in the building, but it s a huge game for both teams and definitely going to be a lot of emotion.
Galchenyuk played his last season with the Canadiens in 2017-18. You talk here and there with guys throughout the summer a little bit, but it s been a while, Galchenyuk noted. It s been a few years now since I played with them, so some of the connections, you don t talk as much. I talked to [Brendan] Gallagher a couple times, so he texted me when I got traded and stuff, but other than that not much.
Jason Spezza picked up the 960th point of his National Hockey League career on Friday night moving into 100th place on the all-time scoring list. I welcomed him to the 100 club, said a grinning Joe Thornton, who s No. 14 overall with 1,521 points. It s very special . it’s a huge accomplishment. A huge honour to be in that group, Spezza said, but I m still playing so I m just going to keep going and will get a chance to look at all that stuff when we re done.
Christmas 1999, @TSNBobMcKenzie and I with then 16 year old Jason Spezza at the 2000 World Junior Championship in Sweden. Last night, Spezza moved into the top 100 in all-time NHL points. He’s had and is having a great career, never losing that boyish enthusiasm. Great to see. pic.twitter.com/3zbWAdpCqu
The Maple Leafs held a team meeting on Sunday.
Morgan Rielly will play his 555th game as a Maple Leaf tonight moving past Brian Glennie and into 10th place on the franchise s all-time list among defencemen. There s great history here and just to play one game for this organization, you re automatically a part of it and that s special, the 27-year-old said. I ve been pretty fortunate to be around.
Tim Horton tops the list with 1,184 games played in blue and white. Rielly is now closing in on Ian Turnbull who is ninth with 580 games played.
Rielly, who was drafted fifth overall by Toronto in 2012, was asked if there s a former Leafs defenceman he s come to respect.
TSN Toronto Reporter Mark Masters reports on the Maple Leafs, who held a practice on Thursday at Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg ahead of Friday’s game against the Jets.
Frederik Andersen had a follow-up appointment regarding his lower-body injury on Thursday.
The feedback I ve been given is that he is progressing well and we ll continue to monitor him and re-assess him next week, said head coach Sheldon Keefe.
Andersen will not join the team on this road trip, which wraps up Monday in Calgary. Toronto s No. 1 goalie hasn t been on the ice since a game on March 19. The expectation is he will come back fully healthy and will not rush back, TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun reported on Insider Trading. And that s what happened earlier in the season. I m told Andersen rushed back and wasn t totally 100 per cent. Jack Campbell was out at the time so he wanted to do that to help his team, but that led to the setback that he s still dealing with.
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