Yet the mood around the Leafs dressing room sunk a little lower than expected following a 5-4 win over the Boston Bruins as Chris Tanev walked out with his right arm in a sling. The Leafs’ top defenceman took a hit from Bruins centre Pavel Zacha in his second shift of the game and did not return.

Nothing feeds the trade rumour mill like an injury scare to a top player. While Chris Tanev will not be missing extended time for the Maple Leafs – even if Craig Berube’s usual diagnosis as “day-to-day” can drag into a week or so – the stalwart defenceman is still with the team on its trip.

The concerns over Leafs defenseman Chris Tanev's injury are obvious, but one doctor took to social media and revealed the likely extent of the injury. Ahead of the second period of last night's win in Boston,