The preseason of the Toronto Maple Leafs rolls on with their second game against their biggest rival de Montreal Canadiens. In the first match in the Bell Center, the schedule of Maple Leafs consisting of more margin players and AHL’ers a team of Canadiens who had more than 75% of their regulars in the Line -up.
Related: Maple Leafs Sign James Reimer to a PTO
Now the presentation series is shifting back to Scotiabank in Toronto, where the Maple Leafs will dress a large part of their regulars. This is the first game that we will see Max Domi, Jake McCabe, Anthony Stolarz and newly acquired Nicolas Roy. Maple Leafs fans will not see Auston Matthews, who prefer to play in just two games in the preseason. But they will dress other top players, who will appear in their second presences.
Maple Leafs News
The biggest news since their last preseason match On Thursday evening has to sign former Maple Leaf James Reimer for one Professional Tryout (PTO). At the moment it is just a PTO, but with Joseph Woll on one Leave of absence And Dennis Hildreby was expected to be the backup, the organization thought they had to bring in another veteran. Reimer would serve as an insurance policy in case someone is injured or struggles from the gate. It will take almost 10 years since he was last suitable for Toronto, but for most fans from mid to late twenty, it feels good with the organization.
Then it seems that Ben Danford and Easton Cowan get an extensive look with the club. In fact, there may even be a chance that they both start the season with the NHL club. Yesterday in practice, Cowan got repetitions on the fourth rule with Scott Laughton and Steven Lorentz, who together had great success in the game on Thursday. He also had some time on the second Power Play unit, which could be a sign that Craig Berube likes what he sees and may keep him in the neighborhood. As for Danford, if Benoit started the season on the IR, what could be a possibility, it would not be surprising to see him look a look as Henry Thrun. From now on he skates on the third combination in addition to Oliver Ekman-Larsson and seems to earn the trust of the coaching staff.
Finally, it looks more and more likely that the Maple Leafs chooses to refrain from Calle Jarnkrok and David Kampf. In practice, both players do not really get repetitions with the main group, which can be the first sign for their time ending with the NHL club. Of course, if they are waived and not being claimed, they would report on the AHL and play with the Toronto Marlies. However, there could be a team or two that would hire them for free who are looking for veterans within their lower six.
Projected Line -ups
(Subject to change before Puck Drop)
Toronto Maple Leafs
Calle Jarnkrok – John Tavares – William Nylander
Matthew Bnies -Max Domi – Nicholas Robertson
Dakota Joshua – Nicolas Roy – Mattias Maccelli
Michael Pezzetta – Jacob Quillan – Borya Valis
Jake McCabe – Chris Tanev
Morgan Rielly – Brandon Carlo
Olivier Ekman-Larsson-Matt Benning
Anthony Stolarz
Artur Akhtyamov
Montreal Canadiens
Zachary Boldc – Alex Newhook – Olivier Kapanen
Sammy Blais – Joe Heelen – Owen Beck
Sean Farrell – Alex Belzile – Tyler Thorpe
Laurent Dauphin – Lucas Condotta – Riley Nier
Arber Xhekaj – Alexandre Carrier
Jayden Struble – Lane Hutson
Marc del Gaizo – Adam Engstrom
Kaapo Kahkonen
Jacob Fowler
The hockey evening of Saturday in Canada is back, with Puck Drop Set at 7:00 PM. This is the first Saturday evening match of the hockey season and it is the Maple Leafs and Canadiens. It will be no better than that. After the game tonight, Toronto is planned to go to Muskoka, Ontario on a team connection trip. Or before or after, they could announce more cuts on their selection. They will return on Thursday to complete their preseason against the Detroit Red Wings.
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