Good morning Toronto Maple Leafs fans. I don't know why the NHL would tease us with one game on Wednesday and then make us wait until Saturday night for another.

With the game starting at 7PM it's almost a full Saturday until puck drop so that's almost three days between games one and two. Absolutely outrageous.

Sure, I may seem impatient. I am. Let's go already. Since I can't control the NHL and its scheduling let's just get to some news, tweets, clips, and other distractions.

Mark Masters spoke with the Kelowna Rockets about newest Maple Leaf Fraser Minten:

Missing Minten: Kamloops’ Clouston on why Leafs rookie is special
Fraser Minten was expected to be a leader in Kamloops this season.
TSN

Eric Wellwood has left the Toronto Marlies, and the team will be without their new assistant coach for a while.

https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/latest-news/marlies-assistant-coach-eric-wellwood-on-medical-leave-for-indefinite-amount-of-time

My dreams never came true so the Leafs have a new goal song.

https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/latest-news/maple-leafs-react-to-debut-of-new-goal-song

Another season, another set of complaints about the corporate atmosphere of the Scotiabank Arena

Fans think rich people ruined the Toronto Maple Leafs’ opening night
The Toronto Maple Leafs kicked off their 2023-24 campaign on Wednesday night with a thrilling 6-5 comeback win against the Montreal Canadiens in a…
blogTOJack Landau

So many new Leafs, how did they do?

How each offseason addition looked in their Maple Leafs debuts
There were plenty of changes within the Maple Leafs organization both on and off the ice this summer. Here’s how the squad looked in Wednesday’s opener.
Yahoo SportsArun Srinivasan

So you go to a game, how do they welcome you?

https://thehockeynews.com/news/top-10-pregame-introductions-in-the-nhl

Hockey night in Mexico City?

Mexico City on short list for future NHL game
The NHL has Mexico City on a short list of locations for future international games, according to Steve Mayer, chief content officer for the league.
ESPNGreg Wyshynski

Finally, let's end this with a beautiful goal from our very own Easton Cowan

Thank you for reading and have a great day!

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