The bye week was a lovely set of days off. Many Maple Leafs players went someplace hot and sunny, and they relaxed and had fun. Now they pay for it.
Today is the last day of three days off during which the Leafs flew back from California and hit the ice for practice on Sunday. And that’s the last time they have that many off days in a row. They have two more two-day breaks, but that is it.
They play at least three games in each week, and twice, they play four games in a week.