on March 1, 2012, while blocking a shot in a game against the Islanders. The fracture required surgery, taking van Riemsdyk out of the lineup for the remainder of the regular season. This also interrupted the rhythm the Flyers had established with their "kid line", consisting of young forwards van Riemsdyk, Brayden Schenn, and Jakub Voráček. In the 43 games he did play, van Riemsdyk scored 11 goals and 13 assists, including one goal and one assist during the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs. Toronto Maple Leafs Following his injury-riddled season, van Riemsdyk spent the 2012 offseason as the subject of a number of trade rumors, with some sports journalists speculating that he would be sent to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Rick Nash. On June 23, van Riemsdyk was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for defenseman Luke Schenn. His Toronto debut was delayed due to the 2012-13 NHL lockout, but when the season began, van Riemsdyk proceeded to score eight goals in his first 14 games. He was placed on the third line with Nazem Kadri and Leo Komarov to start the season, but soon replaced an injured Joffrey Lupul on the top line with Phil Kessel and Tyler Bozak. He finished the 48-game regular season with 18 goals and 14 assists, and helped take the Leafs to their first playoff appearance since 2005. In the Leafs' first-round playoff series against the Bruins, van Riemsdyk contributed two goals and three assists, including a pair of assists to force a game seven. The Bruins captured the series with a 5–4 overtime win in game seven. Van Riemsdyk began the 2013–14 season on a line with Bozak and Kessel, a trio that provided an early offensive boost to the Maple Leafs. In his first eight games, van Riemsdyk alone scored eight points. On March 29, 2014, van Riemsdyk tied the NHL record for the fastest goal from the start of a period, scoring against Steve Mason of the Flyers four seconds into the second period. He joined Claude Provost in 1957 and Denis Savard of 1986 as the third player to accomplish the feat. This was also the first season that van Riemsdyk scored 30 or more goals during his NHL career. The milestone came on April 3, 2014, in a 4–3 overtime victory over the Bruins. Although an eight-game losing streak at the end of the