Toronto Star

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender David Rittich talks about his debut performance in goal. The chirps he received from his teammates on the plane ride to Toronto and taking some snow from Matthew Tkachuk.

After a tight checking game with plenty of neutral-zone pressure that suffocated both offences, the Flames skated off with a 3-2 win in overtime — the Leafs’ second loss in as many nights.

“I don’t think you can ever have enough leadership,” GM Kyle Dubas says, and Tavares agrees, saying he plans to lean on Foligno.

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe says newly acquired goaltender David Rittich will start against his former team when they host the Calgary Flames on Tuesday.

Rittich won 51 games with the Flames in 2018-19 and 2019-20.

Rittich was acquired from the Flames before the NHL trade deadline on Monday for a third round draft pick.

Second-period goals by Auston Matthews and John Tavares weren’t enough, and the Leafs lost in regulation for the first time in 11 games. Goalie Jack Campbell also lost, his first setback after an NHL-record 11 consecutive wins to start the season.

While GM Kyle Dubas checked off the important boxes of his pre-deadline shopping list, and in doing so solidified the Leafs as the overwhelming favourites to win this one-off Canadian division, it can’t thrill management that the reason they required goaltending insurance is because they’re currently lacking any sort of goaltending guarantee, Dave Feschuk writes.

GM Kyle Dubas also sends taxi squad forward Alex Barabanov to San Jose in exchange for forward Antti Soumela.

Meanwhile, Nick Robertson draws into the lineup Monday night when the Leafs face the Canadiens in Montreal.

Calgary will retain 50 per cent of Rittich’s contract in a move that gives the Leafs some depth behind Jack Campbell, with fellow goaltender Frederik Andersen’s injury status up in the air.

If it goes well, Foligno will be the Zach Hyman-esque grinder they have been seeking to complement, say, John Tavares and William Nylander. Or maybe he’s a third-line checking staple. The details will be worked out after Foligno serves his seven-day quarantine and dons the same No. 71 his dad wore for the Leafs, Dave Feschuk writes.

The now-former Blue Jackets captain often did his best work against his new club, and reached the 200-goal mark this season.

The Blue Jackets captain arrives along with Sharks forward Stefan Noesen in exchange for draft picks.

Leafs goalie Campbell, following his record 11th straight victory to start the NHL season, discusses the impressive play of his teammates Matthews and Marner.