Good evening, Leafs fans.

Tonight the Leafs face the Arizona Coyotes, and for the first time in the Auston Matthews era, there’s something to talk about other than Auston Matthews while in Phoenix.

Your preview is here:

Preview: Morning Skate update and the start of a new era for the Maple Leafs

Puck drop is 9 p.m. or so, and we believe Alexander Kerfoot is in for the Leafs. Former Leaf Michael Grabner is out for the Yotes, so there’s no one to score the proverbial ex-Leaf hat trick. No one at all. Honest.

Okay so onto the hockey topic of the day today:

Andreas Johnsson is 25 today. That is the big news of the day, now onto the poll:

With Mitch Marner on IR, who is the best passer on the Leafs?

Morgan Rielly24
William Nylander102
Auston Matthews11
Alexander Kerfoot4
Someone else 13
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