Joseph Woll was on a roll but now the Toronto Maple Leafs will be without him for the next little while. What does this mean for Ilya Samsonov? ELMONT, N.Y. — The Toronto Maple Leafs were on the charter bus making their way to their airport for the annual dads trip when Mitch Marner's father, Paul, forgot his phone. Maple Leafs captain John Tavares instantly made a connection. "Pretty typical of Mitchie to forget his phone," Tavares said. "That kind of kickstarted things right there." The Maple Leafs are on their annual fathers trip which started one game early when they took in the club's 4-0 victory against the Nashville Predators at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday. The club didn't practice on Sunday. Instead, they made their way to Long Island where they all got together for a nice dinner. Last season, the fathers' trip was limited to players but this time around the event expanded to staff members. The dads (and in some cases siblings or mentors) of the club's extended staff are also on this trip. From public relations staff to celebrity businessman Jim Treliving of Dragon's Den fame, the father of Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving, it's quite a unique group. One that also includes longtime Maple Leaf Tie Domi, father of Max. Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe's father, Brian, is also on the trip. "Our fathers are so important to our journey," Sheldon said. "In my case an NHL coach they're all part of that journey and they're our biggest fans and biggest supporters." Sheldon said his father coached him in both hockey and soccer as a young kid and there are traits he inherited. "He yelled a lot," Sheldon said with a smile. "He was very loud and aggressive, just no nonsense." Matthews Knies' father Miroslav is taking part in his first dads' trip and is taking in a lot of stuff he just didn't know about what takes place behind the scenes. "He’s pretty in shock in terms of how well we get treated and the daily doses the NHL gives you," Knies said. "How much you skate. How much you have to prepare." Any kid who plays hockey always wants to have a big performance in front of their family whenever they can make it. Tavares is just two points away from hitting 1,000 points for his NHL career. Certainly having a big game against a team that passionately boos you is one thing, but if he can do it in front of his father, Joe, that holds more meaning for the Maple Leafs captain, whose father didn't have a lot of free time to attend his games as a kid growing up. "My mom took me to most of my hockey growing up," Tavares said. "It still has that same feeling for me on a trip like this." Joe Tavares was a welder and steel decker, working to hours required to help John pay for his hockey registration and equipment. The captain always walks around with his backpack, just as his father Joe has done on this trip. The Maple Leafs captain is two points away from reaching 1,000 points in his NHL career. He doesn't like talking about personal accomplishments, reminding the media assembled here at UBS Arena that he still hasn't accomplished the feat yet. But there is a growing sense of how special that milestone would be for the player given that it represents the habits he put forth to be a reliable and productive player throughout his NHL journey. The Maple Leafs captain returns to Long Island just two points away from reaching the 1,000 point mark in his NHL career. "It just speaks to his consistency," Keefe said. "It just speaks to how consistent he's been in his career." Tavares walks around carrying a backpack everywhere he goes. His father, Joe, does so just the same. Although this is the captain's 15th dads' trip, they'll always hold the same meaning. "It's still really special for me, even though I’ve been through a lot of them," John said. "You never take them for granted." 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