Former Maple Leafs in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs - The Hockey Writers Toronto Maple Leafs Latest News, Analysis & More

Lost in an eventful Game 3 that featured plenty of other subplots, the Toronto Maple Leafs saw a familiar face on the other side of the ice, as the Boston Bruins elected to put James van Riemsdyk into the lineup. The veteran forward affectionately known by Leafs fans as 'JVR' played six seasons in Toronto, recording 154 goals in 413 games as part of the Phil Kessel and Dion Phaneuf era. Zach Hyman's remarkable 54-goal season elicited mixed emotions among Toronto fans, who were thrilled for the popular former Leaf and current Edmonton Oiler but were forced to undergo a new wave of regret over his free agency departure in the 2021 offseason.