Maple Leafs Send Strong Messages Before Ducks Rematch

With the rematch set for Monday—even though there is some uncertainty surrounding Gudas' availability following his recent injury—multiple Maple Leafs players made it clear they can't wait for puck-drop in a few hours.

“You never want to see anyone go down like that, especially the captain,” Max Domi said at the time of the first game. “Certainly not happy about it, and we play ’em in a couple weeks.”

The Maple Leafs are coming off a 5-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues, and some players again pointed to Monday’s game as an opportunity to respond to Gudas' actions on the ice.

“Obviously, it's going to be a mean—a game that means a lot for our side, so, yeah, we’ll be fired up,” William Nylander said.

“I hope (we'll be) very fired up,” Jake McCabe said.

“We’re gonna be ready to come,” Quillan said. “We know what happened last game, so we got something to prove next game, for sure.”

The game between Toronto and Anaheim is set for 10 p.m. ET with the 41-28-4 Ducks hosting the 31-30-13 Maple Leafs.