Ryan O'Reilly opened his Toronto Maple Leafs account in style on Tuesday night and even managed to leave the ice as a hat-trick hero against one of his former sides.
The Leafs went all out to secure O'Reilly from St Louis Blues, as they gave up multiple draft picks to make one of their biggest trades in recent years. A three-team trade that also involved Minnesota Wild saw O'Reilly leave his position as Blues captain and head to the Leafs to play under head coach Sheldon Keefe.
It's a move that's already looking like a success, as O'Reilly has five points in his first three games, and he scored his first three goals in a Leafs jersey on Tuesday night. The Leafs beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-3, but even before the game, O'Reilly claimed that they were going to "take off" as a team.
