Mark Masters

The Maple Leafs held a Zoom media availability with general manager John Chayka on Wednesday. The Leafs made a big splash on the first day of free agency by signing goalie Sergei Bobrovsky to a three-year, $21-million deal. “Sergei’s a real game changer for us in terms of the stability, the consistency, the durability,” general manager John Chayka said. “Obviously the resume speaks for itself. [He] possibly ends up being the best in that position of all time.

Ethan MacKenzie was at home in Peachland, B.C. watching the NHL draft on Saturday when his phone started buzzing. “I decided to stay home and be around the people that helped me get to the places where I got to this year,” the 19-year-old Edmonton Oil Kings defenceman said. “I had family, my grandpa, grandma, uncle, aunts, like everyone over.