Pat Maroon has words for Ryan O'Reilly

The Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning are set to renew their postseason rivalry with their second straight first round matchup that officially begins tonight. And among the former teammates that will be facing one another include Lightning forward Pat Maroon and Leafs forward Ryan O'Reilly, both of whom were key figures on the 2019 Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues. 

Maroon would score the game winning goal in double overtime of Game 7 against the Dallas Stars for St. Louis, while O'Reilly would go on to earn the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. They're both good friends, but that's gonna have to be put to the side for the next few weeks.

But that doesn't mean that Maroon will feel any differently about O'Reilly regardless of how the series turns out.

"It's going to be weird," said Maroon. "I just wish the best for him no matter what. We won together. He's honestly my best friend. I'm just so happy for him. He gets an opportunity to play for the Stanley Cup again ... I'm not happy the Leafs got him, but happy he gets an opportunity to play in his hometown." 

Meanwhile, it's former Lightning defenseman Luke Schenn who is now back on the Leafs, and he's not talking to any of his former Lightning teammates - at least not for now.

"I'm not talking to them now," he confirmed. "Phone has been shut off that way."

The series gets underway from downtown Toronto later tonight.