Newly acquired forward Nick Foligno made his debut with the Toronto Maple Leafs Thursday against the Winnipeg Jets on the team's top line alongside Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner.
"Might as well jump right in, right?" Foligno said Thursday about starting with the duo, according to TSN's Kristen Shilton.
With the addition of Foligno, the Leafs' lines looked like this during their morning skate Thursday:
#Leafs lines at morning skate (vs. Jets tonight):
— Kristen Shilton (@kristen_shilton) April 22, 2021
Foligno-Matthews-Marner
Galchenyuk-Tavares-Nylander
Simmonds-Kerfoot-Mikheyev
Thornton-Brooks-Spezza
Rielly-Brodie
Muzzin-Holl
Sandin-Dermott
Campbell
Rittich
There's no timeline for defenseman Zach Bogosian's return after he suffered an injury Tuesday, though the veteran will miss more than a week, head coach Sheldon Keefe said.
Foligno was acquired from the Columbus Blue Jackets ahead of the trade deadline, and he's been in quarantine since arriving in Toronto. He hasn't appeared in a game in nearly two weeks, so the 33-year-old is tempering expectations.
"I think I'll be playing off adrenaline more than anything tonight, and I'm looking forward to being out there," Foligno said. "I haven't played in 10 days, I'm not expecting to jump in and start dangling, but I do want to contribute."
Foligno has recorded seven goals and nine assists over 42 games this season.
