It's time for another big road trip for the Maple Leafs, and more late night games! While you might be thinking about boarding a plane and flying to a tropical island, the Leafs decided this was the perfect time to visit lovely Edmonton, a city that still believes in the dream of the 1980's, and where today's forecast high temperature is a balmy -16°C.

Tuesday: Leafs vs. Edmonton Oilers @ 9:00 p.m. ET
Thursday: Leafs vs. Calgary Flames @ 9:00 p.m. ET
Saturday: Leafs vs. Vancouver Canucks @ 4:00 p.m. PT (LOLNUCKS)
Sunday: Leafs vs. Seattle Kraken @ 9:00 p.m. ET

Yes, it's the annual Western Canada +Seattle road trip and you will have to stay up late to watch the Leafs several times in the next few days. Make sure to pencil in those pregame naps to your calendar.

We'll have our preview of tonight's game up later today, probably after noon as I'm not sure when the Leafs will actually have their morning skate out there.

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Stay warm today.

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