James van Riemsdyk's days as a Toronto Maple Leafs forward appear to be numbered as the salary cap space needed to keep grows harder to find.
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After Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk brought up the potential for relocation, a further examination of the club's history suggests it wouldn't be bad.
Toronto Maple Leafs have lost one of their most important players to injury as the loss of Nikita Zaitsev creates a massive hole on the team's blue line.
Frederik Andersen has arguably become the Toronto Maple Leafs most important player and along that route has made a strong case for the Vezina Trophy.
The Vancouver Canucks have been one of the league's most surprising teams this season but the loss of Bo Horvat could be devastating for the club.
The Boston Bruins are finally starting to get healthy setting the team up for a run up the Eastern Conference standings as key players return.
The New Jersey Devils have been one of the biggest surprises of the season and by acquiring Sami Vatanen, the team only gets stronger.
It's only been eight games but early returns are already suggesting the Ottawa Senators have lost the Matt Duchene trade and will soon regret the move.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have lost three of four games and the major reason behind the struggles has been the coach over juggling his lines.
The Montreal Canadiens should regret not re-signing last season's second-leading scorer while they struggle to score goals and their season slips away.
Many believed when the Toronto Maple Leafs lost Auston Matthews to injury the team was set to struggle but its the exact opposite that wound up happening.
Patrick Marleau has proven the doubters wrong who questioned why the Toronto Maple Leafs would give a three-year contract worth $18.75 million.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have been without Auston Matthews for three straight victories while proving there's more to the club than the Calder Trophy winner.
Despite the loss of the team's best player, the Montreal Canadiens stepped up in Carey Price's absence and managed to save the season.
The Edmonton Oilers have had a rough start to the season and a major reason has been the loss of Jordan Eberle and little production from Ryan Strome.
The Nashville Predators significantly improved by adding another player to their core roster with the addition of Kyle Turris.
The Ottawa Senators are fooling themselves if they think adding Matt Duchene makes them a better team in exchange for the assets they gave up .
The Toronto Maple Leafs completed their tough road trip going only 1-3 over the four games yet there is no need to panic about the team's performance.
The Dallas Stars entered the 2017-18 with high expectations but through the first month of action the team is still trying to reach their full potential.
The Toronto Maple Leafs struggles are likely to get a lot worse given their history of poor play on their upcoming western road trip.