Overview
- The Toronto Maple Leafs officially recalled forward Miles Wood from the AHL’s Toronto Marlies on Friday after Thursday’s 4-3 shootout loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.
- The club plans to use Wood primarily in a bottom-six checking role that emphasizes straight-line speed, physical play and penalty killing.
- Wood is in the fourth year of a six-year, $15 million contract and reported to have cleared waivers on September 26, which lets Toronto send him back to the Marlies without exposing him again.
- Toronto acquired Wood in the Matthew Knies–Kirill Marchenko trade on September 28 and had initially assigned him to the Marlies; he did not appear in a Marlies game before this recall.
- Coaching decisions will hinge on an update after Friday practice, with Wood possibly serving as a game-day replacement or the 13th forward and giving the Leafs short-term roster flexibility.