Saad will have his contract with the St. Louis Blues terminated within the next 48 hours. Once he clears unconditional waivers at 2 p.m. ET on Friday, which is a formality, the mutual termination of Saad’s existing contract will leave him free to sign with any team he chooses.

Joseph Woll will start for the Maple Leafs. The Wild are on the front end of a back-to-back tonight. They play the Montreal Canad

The Mikko Rantanen trade brought up NHL speculation about the futures of the Maple Leafs' Mitch Marner and Penguins' Sidney Crosby, which were quickly addressed.

A trade pitch has the Toronto Maple Leafs acquiring Jason Dickinson from the Chicago Blackhawks in a three-player deal.

As Bissonnette explained on Tuesday, the Maple Leafs should pursue the signing of new Carolina Hurricanes forward Mikko Rantanen if he gets to free agency and Toronto lets Mitch Marner walk.

T.J. Brodie’s time with the Chicago Blackhawks has been far from smooth to begin his tenure in the Windy City. The former Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman, who joined the Blackhawks this past summer on a two-year contract worth $3.

The Maple Leafs have an opportunity to add a Stanley Cup champion without giving up assets to bolster their depth, and he happens to have played under Craig Berube.

The Fourth Period's Dave Pagnotta released his updated "Trade Bait" list on Monday and one new name who appeared was Chicago Blackhawks center Ryan Donato, who is considered "linked" to four teams, including the Leafs.

The Chicago Blackhawks could target Mitchell Marner and Mikko Rantanen next summer, two insiders have suggested.

According to insider Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff, the Carolina Hurricanes showed interest in Toronto Maple Leafs star forward Mitch Marner.

The message, clearly, was received and understood, as Hynes’ team put together a 60-minute effort for its latest in a notable resume of road wins this season. The Wild got a pair of first period goals and played a strong defensive game in a 3-1 win in Toronto, beating the Maple Leafs in regulation for the first time since 2019.

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Minnesota Wild hit the ice in a non-conference matchup. Toronto is 19-10-0 at home and 30-18-2 overall. The Maple Leafs have a 13-5-1 record when scoring a power-play goal.