With the November break over, the December break due in a few weeks, and junior players about to leave for WJC camps, this is the last time we’ll check in with the European players before all that disruption is over.
Some NHL loans to European teams are expiring, and we should expect some more of the loaned out Maple Leafs to come back to Toronto, quickly if the NHL gets progress on a new season start. Slowly, if they don’t.
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