On Monday morning, the New Jersey Devils and Toronto Maple Leafs were dealing with their own levels of chaos. The Devils were dealing with the fallout that comes with firing GM Ray Shero. North of the border, the Maple Leafs learned their top defenseman Morgan Rielly was going to miss eight weeks after he suffered a fractured foot against the Florida Panthers.
The timing is really bad for the Maple Leafs, who currently sit in third place in the Atlantic Division, but only stand one point ahead of the Panthers and two points ahead of the Philadelphia Flyers, who are sitting outside the postseason.