Everyone wants me to love him. He’s the hero we didn’t know was right here all along, the goalie prospect who, at 22, really can become an NHL backup despite the odds.

Also inside: other stuff!

Ouellette hits 300, Blades win, the Whale come home, Bilic says goodbye, All-Star Games announced, and World Championship tickets are onsale this weekend.

Patience.

It's eighties night at the ACC and the Sharks are here, wearing their teal like they're proud of it.

Here’s what’s going on in Toronto.

As part of the hometown banner tour, the Leafs went to the northernmost town in Sweden to honour Börje Salming.

Your team is not a special snowflake. Your players and your fans suck, just like everyone else's.

Six players the Leafs might look at to upgrade their back end.

All that and more!

In which Mitch Marner actually calls Tyler Bozak “dad.”

Korshkov is on the injured list, Bobylev is on his way to Victoria and Grundström is coming to Canada too.

If Marner gets a point while on the fourth line, does that mean he stays there?

The Leafs had most of the offensive pressure and put over 50 shots on goal, but excellent Avs goaltending and a weak penalty kill did them in.

It's a battle to be less last. Both teams want to put the Arizona Coyotes farther in the rearview mirror. Who will succeed?

The Avalanche are coming. Assuming the snow holds off long enough for them to get here from Montréal. Or the coach makes them walk.

Everyone wins (at hockey)!

The run support was helpful, but Enroth played an excellent game in his first for the Marlies, helping to earn them the win.

The Leafs overcame a poor first period to beat the B’s.

Cheer on Jedi Mitch and the Leafs here.

The up and coming Maple Leafs take on the past-their-prime Bruins.

A sleepy season is about to ramp up.

He’s no longer playing for his hometown team.

Karri Ramo dug the Marlies a hole in the first period they never managed to climb out of.

The former Victoria Royal is returning to the WHL after a frustrating few months in Russia.