We got to make sure we get our rest tonight and be ready to take these teams on head on.' 'We still kept the same urgency throughout the entire game and that was something great to see. 'We had a lot of opportunities to get more goals, obviously, and not a lot fell until, really, later in the game but nothing changed within our format,' noted winger Mitch Marner. Toronto put forward one of its most complete efforts on Wednesday in a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. So, there's no reason why we can't be ready.' We talked about that today and had a good practice to get focused. 'We're at the point now in the season where we're kind of in the swing of things and our expectation is that nobody's going to take us by surprise. 'These are some good teams,' said defenceman Morgan Rielly. Toronto won two of three games against Carolina last season. Ilya Samsonov will start against the Bruins while Erik Kallgren, who is 0-1-2 on the season, will get the call on Sunday against the Carolina Hurricanes. I'm excited for an opportunity for us to go against what's been the top team in the NHL so far.' 'Boston is going to give us a lot to handle with how they're performing right now,' said Keefe. The Bruins have won 10 of 11 games this season under new coach Jim Montgomery. The Leafs swept all three games against their Atlantic Division rivals last season. The trial by fire starts on Saturday when the league-leading Bruins come to town. 'Any time where we had some hiccups along the way, when push came to shove in the regular season, we responded very well as a team.' 'That's one of the things that's given me confidence all the way through the start of this season and certainly through last season,' said Keefe. Toronto has played down to its opponent at times, but this group has also shown it can rise to the occasion. The Leafs are 2-1-0 against teams that made the playoffs last year with home wins over the Washington Capitals and Dallas Stars.

'These are going to be hard games and good tests,' said defenceman Justin Holl. 'I think it's a great opportunity and we'll be ready for it.' 'We know we're going to be challenged to another level and we're looking to get to another level as a team,' said coach Sheldon Keefe. The schedule is about to get much tougher and the Leafs hope that will help them regain their form.

Toronto stumbled to start the 2022-23 NHL season despite playing eight of 11 games against teams that missed the playoffs last year.

TSN SportsCentre Reporter Mark Masters reports on the Toronto Maple Leafs, who practised at Ford Performance Centre on Friday ahead of their game against the Boston Bruins on Saturday.

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