In his weekly mailbag, Kevin McGran takes questions on Morgan Rielly’s minuses, Dennis Hildeby’s future, the 4 Nations Face-off and more.

Is Morgan Rielly’s contract going to become a problem for Toronto? Is John Gibson a good fit for the Penguins? Michael Amato explores both and more in the Friday Four.

Morgan Rielly scored at the 2:25 mark of overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Sunday night. Rielly scored from the right circle after taking a pass from Auston Matthews to extend Toronto's winning streak to four games.

After the Toronto Maple Leafs were outclassed 3-0 by the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday, head coach Craig Berube made several changes during Monday’s practice.

(Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews (34) battles with Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Jamie Drysdale (9) during second-period NHL hockey game action in Toronto, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian ...

It wasn't an impressive or glamorous win, but picking up both points on the second game of a back-to-back is nothing to sneeze at.

McCabe’s absence would be a big one for the Leafs. He’s one of the team leaders in ice time on the back end (Rielly and Oliver Ekman-Larsson play similar minutes) and a first-unit defender at even strength and the penalty kill.

Bieber, born and raised in Stratford, is a diehard Maple Leafs fan and has grown fond of Matthews since he entered the NHL.

TORONTO (AP) — Morgan Rielly scored 2:25 into overtime and ... Rielly converted a feed from Auston Matthews for his fifth goal of the season and first in two months. Matthew Knies and Oliver ...

TORONTO — Morgan Rielly scored 2:25 into overtime and ... Rielly converted a feed from Auston Matthews for his fifth goal of the season and first in two months. Matthew Knies and Oliver Ekman ...

As the Toronto Maple Leafs begin their stretch run in the second half of the 2024-25 NHL season, the attention slowly turns toward the NHL trade deadline, which

Sometimes I worry that my Leafs analysis can come off negative, which I admit I consciously work to avoid. I worry about it because I know what this team is when we zoom out — they’re well inside the better half of the league,