Connor McDavid's wife has some bad news for Maple Leafs fans

Connor McDavid's wife Lauren just may have crushed Maple Leafs fans hopes of seeing him in Toronto after her latest video shut down any rumours of a move.

The Toronto Maple Leafs need something big to lift them out of these dire straits they are in right now. Another loss at home has dropped them further in the standings and things are going to get worse before they get better unfortunately.

However, there is the hope that the team can bring in a potential superstar to help turn things around and have been linked to big names such as Zach Werenski and Nikita Kucherov - both of whom would add incredible star power to an already stacked lineup.

But the star who has gotten the most attention for a long time is of course, Connor McDavid. The world's best player has been linked to a move to his childhood team for years, and there has been speculation that despite building a life in Edmonton, he may want to come closer to home.

Lauren McDavid shuts down rumours of Connor heading to Toronto

Though, it seems like he's made Edmonton his home for now, and the future at least according to his wife.

Lauren McDavid recently held a live stream on her personal Instagram that had her modelling a Toronto Maple Leafs-themed sweater that is part of her clothing brand.

However, she was quick to shut down any rumours about a move and it was just promotional material:

We're not going to Toronto. This is just for show.

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Granted, it's not surprising to see her modelling Maple Leafs clothing as they are a key part of her brand along with a slew of Oilers apparel.

While we certainly can hold out hope that McDavid is going to have a turnaround in his philosophy and come back home, it's very unlikely especially with his torrid start and a much more succinct Edmonton team - even if he and a couple others are the ones leading the charge.

McDavid's not coming to Toronto unless the league flips on its head

It's a bit of a unfortunate turn of events for Maple Leafs fans who were hoping that there was a chance that McDavid would come to Toronto. No doubt he'd turn the team's fortunes around but it's going to take a Christmas miracle for him to leave.

Edmonton would need to literally crumble into dust over the next few months for McDavid to even think about leaving, and right now that seems like a very unlikely thing to happen.

They sit first in the Pacific with a 13-3-3 record and have pretty much dominated since the get go.

They have their goalie situation at least figured out for now, and the continued dominance of both Evan Bouchard and Leon Draisaitl is only helping McDavid's argument to stay - they're two of his closest friends.

He's not going to leave for any reason other than a complete collapse and right now, the only team that is headed in that direction is the Maple Leafs.

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