The Toronto Maple Leafs lost more than the game on Saturday night against the Red Wings, as injury claimed another key forward.

The Boston Bruins played Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak together forever, and that worked tremendously. The Colorado Avalanche once played Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog and Mikko Rantanen all on the same line. That also worked well.

Although it’s worth keeping some perspective during the opening week of the season, the Toronto Maple Leafs suffered an ugly 6-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday.

Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews addressed the early stages of his on-ice partnership with newcomer Matias Maccelli on Friday. Matthews’ comments arrived a day after head coach Craig Berube publicly criticized the top line’s performance.

How Maple Leafs got Nicolas Roy and famous relation to Patrick in trade for Mitch Marner originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. One of the ' newest players has a famous last name. Nicolas Roy also took an unusual journey to end up with the Leafs.

McMann aims to stay more under control and avoid "going overspeed all the time" as he moves on from last season's playoff disappointment.

The Toronto Maple Leafs’ season has barely begun, and already the storylines are coming fast. That’s life in this hockey market — one game, one rumour, one good (or bad) shift, and suddenly the conversation turns.