Shane Doan becomes an assistant to Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving as the club shores up its deep ties to Arizona. Will that be enough to extend Auston Matthews? The Toronto Maple Leafs will open the season at home against the Montreal Canadiens to kick off the 2023-24 NHL season. This season, the Leafs won't have a road trip longer than five games. Their longest one will start on October 19th with games against the Florida Panthers, followed by stops in Tampa, Washington, Dallas, and Nashville. On October 24th, the Leafs will face the Capitals, with Spencer Carbery coaching against them for the first time since becoming the head coach of that club. In November, the Maple Leafs will head to Stockholm, Sweden, for two games against the Detroit Red Wings and Minnesota Wild. On November 25th, Pittsburgh Penguins' President of Hockey Operations, Kyle Dubas, will face his former club for the first time. He'll visit Scotiabank Arena for the first time since getting dismissed as Leafs GM on December 16th. Mike Babcock, the soon-to-be-announced head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets, will visit the Leafs for the first time on December 14th, two days before Dubas' visit. The Maple Leafs will end their season on the road with a two-game trip against the Panthers and Lightning. Related Report: Maple Leafs Among Teams Inquiring About Sharks Defenseman Erik Karlsson [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/news/report-maple-leafs-among-teams-inquiring-about-sharks-defenseman-erik-karlsson] Report: Maple Leafs Circling Back to Pending Free Agents Alex Kerfoot and David Kampf [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/news/report-maple-leafs-circling-back-to-pending-free-agents-alex-kerfoot-and-david-kampf] Report: Maple Leafs and William Nylander 'Not Close' on Extension But Talks Continue [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/news/report-maple-leafs-and-william-nylander-not-close-on-extension-but-talks-continue]
