We'll never know for sure if last week's news affected the decision, but Tavares makes the most sense ... guy for the job,” said defenseman Morgan Rielly, named a permanent alternate captain ...

John Tavares recorded the first Maple Leafs playoff ... "It was the emotion of the playoffs and a hell of a play by Mo (Morgan Rielly)," Tavares explained. "(It's) always great to capitalize ...

Morgan Rielly, not even remotely venerable at 25 ... he was wondering where he’d get picked in the WHL draft when John Tavares was anointed as the saviour of the New York Islanders.

I feel good despite numbers,” said Rielly, who has five goals and 17 assists for 22 points in 51 contests. “It’s a battle ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs can’t score. Their offensive struggles continued as they lost 3-1 to the Minnesota Wild. Even worse, Wednesday night was their third straight loss and (of course) raises two ...

One notable exception has been Morgan Rielly. The Leafs blueliner hasn ... that Rielly deserved the captaincy when it went to John Tavares. There is plenty of value to what Rielly brings ...

The Maple Leafs captain is scoring all the time again, but is he back to peak Matthews? Also, what's behind Rielly's struggles?

While the Toronto Maple Leafs are a first-place team in the Atlantic Division, they’ve been having success this season with some inconsistent performances from two very important players.

Auston Matthews, William Nylander, Mitch Marner and John Tavares have always been ... game average of 0.40 or better – No. 1 D-man Morgan Rielly (22 points in 48 games, 0.46 points per game ...