Keon did attend the Leafs morning skate and took part in a team meeting. The team had a stall with a nameplate set aside for him. The players loved it and I think Dave loved it, too,” Shanahan said.

The Maple Leafs’ list of the franchise’s 100 greatest players was topped by Dave Keon, but some modern-era players, such as Mats Sundin, Phil Kessel and James van Riemsdyk, made the cut.

Dave Keon had already won four Stanley Cups in Toronto, was in seven all-star games and voted greatest player in Leafs history, but Thursday was still a special night to be sitting under his No ...