Matt Stajan is excited to be home again and sorry, Ontario, he’s not talking about you.



Even though he was born and raised in Mississauga, played his junior hockey in Belleville and spent eight seasons with the Maple Leafs organization, home now is Calgary and it’s been that way for nearly a decade. Jan. 31, 2020, will be the 10th anniversary of the blockbuster, seven-player trade that brought Stajan out west and sent Dion Phaneuf to Toronto.



“We’re so happy to be back,” Stajan said, who I caught up with recently at one of the many eateries in the vibrant, centrally-located neighborhood of Marda Loop, where he and his family have settled. “Toronto is where I grew up, we have family and friends there and that’s the hardest part about not being in Ontario, but this is home for us now. We just love it here.”



Matt and his wife, Katie, along with sons Elliot (4) and Dylan (1), spent last season in Germany. After his...