For a while, the story of the Florida Panthers - Toronto Maple Leafs game would be the remarkable march of Jonathan Marchessault.
As great as his story remains (he gave Florida 1-0 and 2-1 leads), those pesky young Maple Leafs keep stealing the headlines.
In tonight’s case, it was Mitch Marner who was raising eyebrows as he assisted on all three of Toronto’s goals in a 3-2 victory.
His third assist was just sublime:
After the game, Tyler Bozak pondered the two goals Marner helped him score and deemed the youngster “an elite player,” according to the Globe & Mail’s James Mirtle.
Considering the growing discomfort regarding Frederik Andersen’s play, this tweet should help to make Maple Leafs fans smile:
Babcock calls Andersen the Leafs best player tonight.
— James Mirtle (@mirtle) October 28, 2016
Ehhhhh, Marner might deserve that first star, but the gesture means almost as much as the win.
Also, it might help Andersen feel a little better after this happened:
Either way, this could be the sort of win that Toronto might build upon.