New Jersey Devils defenceman Brenden Dillon scores on Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz in Toronto on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. Photo by Nathan Denette / THE CANADIAN PRESS

Operating one gear lower than the fleet New Jersey Devils and without a top defenceman for two periods, the Maple Leafs were easy pickings at Scotiabank Arena. Article content

A 5-2 loss to drop under .500 (3-3-1) exposed the Leafs on a few fronts, but nothing would hurt them more long term than being without Chris Tanev for a stretch. Article content Article content

Our Tuesday takeaways as the sputtering Buds gratefully concede attention to the Blue Jays while getting their ice act together.

THAT HURTS

Tanev was down on all fours with an upper body injury after a hard collision in front of the Leaf net

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