Maple Leafs forward Scott Laughton addressed his struggles with his new team before facing the Flyers for the first time.

John Tavares can relate to what Laughton is going through. The Maple Leafs forward, who also grew up in Oakville, played his first nine NHL seasons with the New York Islanders before signing a seven-year, $77 million contract ($11 million average annual value) with Toronto on July 1, 2018.

It’s no secret that Scott Laughton has not had the start to his Toronto Maple Leafs’ career that he or anyone in the organization wanted. Since making his debut with the Maple Leafs following this year’s trade deadline,