Well now that that's out of the way we can get to the minor issue of confirming where these teams are going to play.
2020-2021 Toronto Maple Leafs General Discussion
- Thread starter herman
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L K
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10 games against Montreal: 5 Home/5 Away; 1 back-to-back; Start the year against them and finish the year playing 3 of their last 4 against Montreal.
10 games against Winnipeg: Play 3 games in a row twice; play two games in a row once
9 games against Vancouver: Play 3 games in a row once; Play two games in a row 3 times; Play one back to back
9 games against Edmonton: Play 3 games in a row once; Place two games in a row 3 times
9 games against Calgary: Play two games in a row 4 times; Play back to back twice
9 games against Ottawa: Play 3 games in a row once; Play two games in a row once; Play back to back twice (once 3 games in 4 days)
Back to Backs - 10
Back to Back against different teams - 3
Three games in 4 - 9
10 games against Winnipeg: Play 3 games in a row twice; play two games in a row once
9 games against Vancouver: Play 3 games in a row once; Play two games in a row 3 times; Play one back to back
9 games against Edmonton: Play 3 games in a row once; Place two games in a row 3 times
9 games against Calgary: Play two games in a row 4 times; Play back to back twice
9 games against Ottawa: Play 3 games in a row once; Play two games in a row once; Play back to back twice (once 3 games in 4 days)
Back to Backs - 10
Back to Back against different teams - 3
Three games in 4 - 9
Heroic Shrimp
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Literally every game will be a 4-pointer. It's gonna be wild.
I just realized that we're going to see Matthew Tkachuk 9 times, and I have a hard time envisioning him not injuring anybody in those 9 games.
I just realized that we're going to see Matthew Tkachuk 9 times, and I have a hard time envisioning him not injuring anybody in those 9 games.
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https://twitter.com/NickDeSouza_/status/1342511027372625920
bustaheims
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princedpw said:
AHL depth piece.
herman
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bustaheims said:
He's the standard AHL veteran depth defenseman Dubas (and now Gilman) have always pursued for the Marlies (Andrew Campbell, Vincent LoVerde) to shelter and shepherd their prospects. The difference is this time he's not a UFA pick up and he's smol (5'9"). He's definitely a throw-in, but a purposeful one.
Marlies defensive depth (after taxi squad assumptions*) is still a very young group
Rasmus Sandin LD 20
Timothy Liljegren RD 21
Joey Duszak RD 23
Mac Hollowell RD 22
Teemu Kivihalme LD 25
Kristians Rubins LD 23
Noel Hoefenmayer LD 21
David Warsofsky LD 30
* Marincin and Rosen to the taxi squad, Kral stays on loan
L K
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I'm assuming that the lack of start times has to do with negotiations that are ongoing for broadcast? Seems odd to be two weeks away from opening night and not have any times confirmed for games. Especially with what is likely to be no fans in the Canadian division to start the year and the increase in time zone inconsistencies. Are games going to start at 8 instead of 7/730 in EST? Are they going to start at 9 instead of 10PM when out West?
Guilt Trip
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Nothing new here really. The Taxi Squad is basically the Marlies that travel and practice with you. The Leafs have done this in the past. The issue is right now there are only 2 projected players to be waiver exempt in Lehtonen and Robertson. Nobody else is exempt so guys liked Boyd will have to clear waivers so having Sandin, Barabanov, Engvall on the taxi squad actually saves nothing.herman said:
I'm sure Dubas has spoken with Lehtonen and Barabanov about potentially losing money because both can leave if not on the active roster. It's going to be an interesting year.