It is not first and foremost on his mind, but it is not lost on James van Riemsdyk that his final days as a Maple Leaf may well be approaching. “I haven’t thought about that at all,” said van Riemsdyk as he prepared to play Monday night in an elimination game against the Boston Bruins. Article Continued Below“This city, this team has meant a lot to me,” said van Riemsdyk. It’s not that the Leafs don’t want van Riemsdyk back. Van Riemsdyk is one of the steadiest and most reliable net-front presences in the NHL, perhaps the Leafs’ most reliable since the days of Dave Andreychuk.

Source: thestar April 23, 2018 21:00 UTC