Steve Simmons of Toronto Sun: Curtis McElhinney wasn’t the Maple Leafs first choice as a backup to Frederik Anderson. An agent thinks that they got caught in the higher prices for backups this offseason and settled on McElhinney.
If Joffrey Lupul really wanted to play hockey wouldn’t he have skated with players in California this summer or told people close to him that he wanted to return to playing?
Chris Johnston of Sportsnet: Josh Leivo was only able to get into 13 NHL games for the Maple Leafs last season and is fighting for a roster spot again this season.