When the Toronto Maple Leafs lost to the Boston Bruins in the opening round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, talk began to swirl that they might consider a huge trade to shake things up. Most of the focus was turned to Mitch Marner as he enters the final year of his contract and would fetch the Maple Leafs a big return.

Despite his NHL experience, Mermis was seen as a long shot to crack Toronto's roster out of camp with the Leafs boasting a crowded defensive unit. It includes fellow offseason signees Chris Tanev, Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Jani Hakanpaa.

Martin St-Louis and his men will be travelling to Toronto today for a tilt with the Maple Leafs in their third pre-season game. Two pre-season games in, the Montreal Canadiens have outscored their opponents 8-0, but they've yet to face a team featuring prominent NHL players.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have won both NHL pre-season games against the Montreal Canadiens, bringing home a physical 2-1 win on Saturday evening at the Centre Bell.

In this article, we go over what happened between William Nylander and Nick Robertson and cover what has happened since.

After dropping a 2-1 decision to the Maple Leafs on Thursday night, the Canadiens were hoping to get their revenge tonight in Montreal, but it just wasn't to be.

The Montreal Canadiens had a tough night at the Bell Centre on Saturday. Defenceman David Reinbacher and striker Patrik Laine both sustained injuries that don't look promising in a 2-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 in their fourth preseason game. As a team, there’s lots to like from this performance. A two-goal showing from Nicholas Robertson was enough for the Leafs to get their second straight preseason win.

And a couple of more goals from Nick Robertson. The rivalry between the Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens got a big jolt on Saturday night, this one of the pre-season variety, in Toronto’s 2-1 victory at the Bell Centre.