Rielly: "A team I would love to play is Team Canada … I'd really like to beat their coach." #Leafs
— Terry Koshan (@koshtorontosun) September 15, 2016
Sheldon Keefe: “Mitch is obviously a special player (160 regular-season and playoff points in 75 games) and had another great year in junior. But enough has been said about what kind of player he is. We want to keep the focus on the ice for him.”
The Maple Leafs would-be headline performer is off playing against elite competition at the World Cup of Hockey, while their recent picks out of Europe this past draft also won’t be in attendance.