O'Reilly and Acciari were dealt shortly before 11 p.m. on Friday and on a plane early to get to Toronto in time to face Montreal despite the fact the Leafs are set to play the Blackhawks in Chicago on Sunday.
In between, one of the newest Maple Leafs made a memorable, time-zone crossing debut with the team that hopes he can help it get over an ugly playoff hump.
The pair could have met their teammates in the Windy City, but were adamant their first taste of Leafs life would come on home ice. "O'Reilly might have found a way to acquire the keys to the building to go get his gear," Keefe said with a smile. "And he grabbed Acciari's while he was there. That just speaks to what those guys are about. There's the on-ice things that everyone's going to see.Woll, meanwhile, didn't know about the trade until Saturday morning when he got to the rink.
Bunting added his second with 1:40 left in the period on a sequence that saw O'Reilly pick up a secondary assist.
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