TORONTO - Ryan O’Reilly passed through the locker room’s sliding doors and was immediately told he would be heading to a different sheet of ice.
After one of the newest Maple Leafs was done with a series of drills alongside William Nylander and Michael Bunting, he joined the larger group on another rink across the hall.
“Very fun and easy-going, doesn’t take himself or anything else too seriously,” Toronto head coach Sheldon Keefe said. “Yet his game and his routine and his craft, he takes extremely seriously and works extremely hard at. That’s a pretty rare balance. Keefe has stuck with that trio for now, but there are a number of combinations he wants auditioned before the playoffs as Toronto churns towards what seems like an inevitable first-round rematch with Tampa Bay.
O’Reilly and Acciari will be seeing plenty of their new teammates in the coming weeks. The Leafs host Minnesota on Friday before heading right back out on a road trip that won’t see them play at home again until March 11. “Had a nice sauna at the hotel,” O’Reilly added. “Nice to open the window and see the snow coming down.The Leafs announced Wednesday that Jake Muzzin won’t play again in 2022-23 because of a neck injury.
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