5 things sports fans are talking about tonight

Here's what Canadian sports fans are talking about for Thursday night:

1. Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos has decided to leave the team after rejecting the team's offer of a new contract. Coming on the heels of the Jays' first post-season appearance in 22 years, the move is surprising, though not entirely unexpected as president-in-waiting Mark Shapiro is on the verge of starting a new regime. Many fans and media were quick to blame Shapiro, but Anthopoulous told reporters that "this decision is solely mine. Mark gave me every opportunity to return." During that same conference call, the Montreal native was named baseball's executive of the year by the Sporting News. Awkward.

2. Ellie Black missed out on an opportunity to make Canadian history at the all-around competition at the world championships in Glasgow, Scotland on Thursday. The 20-year-old Halifax native came into the final day of competition in fourth, but finished in seventh-place as American Simone Biles became the first woman to win three successive all-around titles.

3. A pair of Canadian teams clash in a win-or-go-home MLS playoff match when Toronto FC visits the Montreal Impact at 7 p.m. ET. It's the first post-season appearance in TFC's nine-year history.

4. The most intriguing of the three NHL games involving Canadian teams sees Montreal visit Edmonton at 9 p.m. ET. The contest pits the league's top team (the Habs are 9-1-0) against the one with rookie of the year favourite Connor McDavid, who has 10 points in his first 10 pro games.

5. MLSE finally has a new boss. The company that controls the Leafs, Raptors and Toronto FC hired Air Canada executive Michael Friisdahl to replace Tim Leiweke, who announced way back in August 2014 that he'd leave as soon as a successor was picked.