Sheldon Keefe's surprising pairing for Morgan Rielly baffles fans

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Tyler Ball
April 12, 2024 (9:16 PM)

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The Toronto Maple Leafs held one of their last practices of the year today. During practice, Sheldon Keefe debuted a new and unexpected partner for Morgan Rielly on defense.

This afternoon the Toronto Maple Leafs had one of their final practices of the regular season. The biggest and most exciting piece of news from the day was the return of Timothy Liljegren to the ice. During the line rush portions of practice, Timothy Liljegren was on a pair with Morgan Rielly.

Timothy Liljegren paired up with Morgan Rielly at Leafs practice today.

Rielly � Liljegren
Benoit � McCabe
Edmundson � Brodie
Giordano � Lyubushkin/Timmins

This is a huge step for Timothy Liljegren who had been out since March 26th with an upper-body injury suffered against the New Jersey Devils. Here is a video of the young defenseman taking part in practice today.

As expected, Timothy Liljegren joining #LeafsForever for full practice for the first time since sustaining an upper body injury on March 26.

Has missed the past eight games.

At the moment the Maple Leafs have not confirmed when Timothy Liljegren will be back in the lineup. Regardless this is a positive step for one of the Maple Leafs' best players. Continue to check back for updates on Timothy Liljegren as we get closer to the Maple Leafs' next puck drop.