McCabe (lower body) is projected to be in the lineup Saturday versus the Canucks, David Alter of The Hockey News reports.

Junior Nick Moldenhauer had a goal, an assist and a highlight-reel play in Michigan's first game coming out of winter break.

That admiration became evident after Matthews achieved history: Matthews’ Leafs teammates surrounded him after Monday’s practice, giving him a lengthy round of applause. Matthews was then joined by Sundin, who flew to Toronto from Sweden, to pass the proverbial torch to Matthews before Tuesday’s win over the Florida Panthers.

The Toronto Maple Leafs could cash in on a bone-dry goalie market, but not in the way that might seem the most evident.

Kypreos reports that Toronto had two of its top prospects up for Brayden Schenn, but Blues GM Doug Armstrong was "reluctant to pull the trigger."

A trade before March 6 feels as necessary as ever for a team that’s swung deals for defenders at the trade deadline just about every year: Carlo last spring; Joel Edmundson and Ilya Lyubushkin 2.0 in 2024; McCabe, Luke Schenn and Erik Gustafsson in 2023; and Mark Giordano and Lyubushkin 1.0 in 2022.