TORONTO -- Auston Matthews , John Tavares and Morgan Rielly sat at a podium in front of dozens of reporters Wednesday, a show of unity at the start of training camp from the Toronto Maple Leafs leadership group.

The common thread on this day?

No more excuses.

"As players, you take responsibility," Rielly said.

Not just for the fact that the franchise has won just two series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the past 21 years.

No, the 31-year-old defenseman also was referring to the number of key cogs in the organization who have departed during the past 28 months, whether of their own choice or not.

Indeed, in each of the past three opening press conferences -- including this one -- significant change has been front and center.

In 2023, it was the first training camp for general

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