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.

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

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.

William Nylander inadvertently presented a challenge to the Toronto Maple Leafs: good teams find their way out of three-game losing streaks, and through his own heroics, the Maple Leafs responded with a thrilling 4-3 overtime victory over the New Jersey Devils,

(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 ...

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.

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.

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 Ekman ...