As such, there's a possibility that Wednesday night's 6–1 defeat in Game 5 against the Florida Panthers was his final home game at Scotiabank Arena. When asked about that by reporters after the game, Marner made clear that he's focused on Game 6, rather than his future with the organization.

The Toronto Maple Leafs face the Florida Panthers in Game 5 of the second-round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

After practice on Tuesday, Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube said Stolarz was "doing much better," but didn’t provide a timetable for his return. On Thursday, just one day before Game 6 in Florida, Berube offered a new update.

The lights couldn’t be brighter, and the noise couldn’t be any louder after the Toronto Maple Leafs didn’t just lose Game 5, they were humiliated.