Morgan Rielly understands the assignment.

With the issues involving the Maple Leafs as training camp and the preseason heads into the final week — where Max Domi and Matias Maccelli fit best, the status of goaltender Joseph Woll, whether Easton Cowan will make the team — let’s not forget Rielly’s desire to return to a level of play that he finds satisfactory.

And one, of course, that measures up with the coaching staff.

The Leafs’ success as a whole doesn’t necessarily hinge on a bounceback season from Rielly, the longest-serving current Leafs player. Yet it certainly would help after a year marked by bumps and obstacles, and considering Rielly has five years remaining on his eight-year contract, you can imagine that the organization’s collective minds would be set at ease if the 31-yea

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