William Nylander offers apology to Maple Leafs fans after TV cameras catch him making a crude gesture during loss to Avalanche

The Toronto Maple Leafs have decided to make a lineup change against Colorado Avalanche as they try to end a three-game skid.

It was a little less than a year ago when the Toronto Maple Leafs traded away a first-round draft pick and popular Russian prospect forward Nikita Grebenkin to acquire veteran forward Scott Laughton from the Philadelphia Flyers.

There was a brief moment this season where it felt like the Toronto Maple Leafs had figured it out. A few games with points, flashes of speed, crisp passing, and real urgency — you could almost taste the playoff mindset returning.

William Nylander issued an apology after making an obscene gesture during the Maple Leafs' 4-1 loss to the Avalanche.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have had no shortage of injuries this season, and Oliver Ekman-Larsson could be the latest player to go down. The veteran defenseman left the game in the first period of the club's matchup against the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday due to a lower-body injury.

Coming off a 5-4 overtime win in Buffalo on Saturday afternoon, the Wild opens a back-to-back set tonight in Toronto at 6:30 p.m. CT on FanDuel Sports Network and KFAN FM 100.3. In its last five games against the Maple Leafs,