The Maple Leafs (optional) and Florida Panthers skated at Scotiabank Arena on Monday.

Mitch Marner and his wife Stephanie welcomed their first child – a son named Miles Daniel Marner – on Sunday morning. Father and son share the same initials and, apparently, already have something else in common.

Marner is known for his high hockey IQ and pointed out his son showed some good hockey sense in delaying his arrival until after the Leafs wrapped up their first-round series against the Ottawa Senators.

"Family always comes first so if something happened during that series or during a hockey game with my wife going into labour, I was going to go and join her," Marner revealed after Toronto's optional skate. "Lucky enough, it didn't happen. My son was smart enough to know that [you] don't come on a hockey day."

Marner smiled. There were plenty of smiles throughout his six-minute media session. Toronto's second round series against the Florida Panthers starts on Monday night, but most of the questions fielded by Marner surrounded his growing family.

"A really special moment," he said. "My wife was an absolute beast through it all. She was so impressive to watch. [Impressive] what a woman's body can do, how much strength they have. It was incredibly impressive to sit there and watch and just be her cheerleader for two days. It was something really special to watch and be a part of. I'm a lucky guy for sure."

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