Travis Green says Jake Sanderson re-aggravated a lower-body injury.
"We'll know more in the next few days, but Sandy was smart enough to pull himself early enough that he didn't reaggravate it too badly. He just felt that it was coming and took himself out."
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The #Leafs would normally pay tribute to Cliff Fletcher tonight following his death in June, but the former executive's family is unable to attend Toronto's season-opener against Montreal.
Fletcher will be honoured by the team Oct. 15.
I asked John Chayka how Matthew Knies took the trade news.
His partial answer:
"I apologized to him for the noise over the last several months. I don't think it was necessarily fair to him. This was the only thing we seriously considered as a management group."
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John Tavares, who lived the Battle of Ontario as a Leafs fan in the 2000s, on Senators legend Daniel Alfredsson joining Toronto's coaching staff:
"It's different, but it's exciting. Heck of a career, hell of a competitor. Really excited to learn from him."
Spoke with Maple Leafs GM John Chayka for a story hitting the wire today ahead of training camp.
Many good nuggets, but these quotes stood out in particular:
Spoke with John Chayka today. The Maple Leafs GM says Max Domi will not be ready for the start of training camp due to complications from off-season surgery:
Brady Tkachuk was asked during an availability with a small group of reporters in Las Vegas at the NHL/NHLPA player media tour about what changed after he stated he was committed to Ottawa at the end of April? #sens