It’s Thanksgiving weekend and we are all thankful for the Maple Leafs forward depth. They came up big last night with Alexander Kerfoot, Ilya Mikheyev, Nick Shore and Trevor Moore scoring goals along with Jake Muzzin on defence in a 5-2 win over the Red Wings.

Recap: Maple Leafs bottom six get the win against the scrappy Red Wings

It was a solid bounce back after the big loss to the Lightning on Thursday.

Let’s all watch this one by Mikheyev again.

New team, New role … Same Kerfoot – Centre Of Leafs Nation
Alex Kerfoot has been nothing short of a pleasant surprise for the Toronto Maple Leafs thus far and maybe this is something that Leaf fans should have seen coming.

ICYMI

Is Kasperi Kapanen the reason the Leafs have been crappy? - Katya
What’s gone wrong for the Leafs so far? And is it all Kapanen’s fault?

The Marlies defeated the Manitoba Moose in two games this weekend. Egor Korshkov scored a short-handed goal; his third in three

Other News

It was a busy night in the NHL with 28 of the 31 teams in action.

Does Jacob Trouba get an assist on this Connor McDavid goal?

The Minnesota Wild, Chicago Blackhawks, and New Jersey Devils are the last three teams with no wins. The Dallas Stars have one, but are imploding.

Carolina Hurricanes: So Much Winning - Canes Country
Sure it’s early, but Dougie Hamilton is making quite the case for himself and the Hurricanes.

The Benching of Gurianov: A Deeper Look - Defending Big D
[Species: this is a good in depth prospect player analysis.]

Jokiharju is making a strong first impression - Die By The Blade
Henri Jokiharju has been a key to the Sabres success to start the season.

Former Oilers coach, 7-time Cup champion Ted Green dies at 79 - CBC
Former Edmonton Oilers coach and Stanley Cup champion Ted Green has died. He was 79.

This Nazem Kadri guy looks pretty good.

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