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Montreal Canadiens 0-0-0, 0 pts | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs 0-0-0, 0 pts |
Projected Line-ups |
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky Bolduc-Dach-Gallagher Newhook-Kapanen-Demidov Laine-Evans-Anderson Matheson-Dobson Guhle-Hutson Xhekaj-Carrier Montembeault | Knies-Matthews-Maccelli McMann-Tavares-Nylander Joshua-Domi-Robertson Lorentz-Roy-Jarnkrok Rielly-Carlo McCabe-Tanev OEL-Benoit Stolarz |
Scratches |
Joseph Veleno Jayden Struble | | Sammy Blais Philippe Myers |
Injuries |
| | Joseph Woll - Personal - Out Scott Laughton - Lower Body - Injured Reserve |
Game Notes |
| MTL -Sam Montembeault will start for the Canadiens -Montreal's big offseason splash was of course the acquisition and signing of Noah Dobson. The offensive defenceman struggled last season with the Islanders and will look to get back to his high-scoring ways with the Habs -The Canadiens will likely be rolling out the highest paid 4th line on opening night. The trio of Laine, Evans, and Anderson come in at just a shade over $17mil. Whether that's a sign of poor contracts or good depth is still to be determined |
| TOR -Anthony Stolarz will start for the Leafs -You'll likely hear this a million times on Wednesday, but the post-Mitch Marner era of the Leafs is officially underway. Matias Maccelli will likely get the first shot at the 1RW spot in the line-up. Domi was expected to start there alongside Matthews until a Scott Laughton injury caused Berube to switch things around -The Leafs acquired 2 new players via waivers recently. Cayden Primeau will serve as back-up to start the season with Woll away from the team while Sammy Blais took some shifts at 4RW during practice on Tuesday but it's unclear if his Leafs debut will happen immediately -A week ago it looked like Easton Cowan would be making his NHL debut on opening night, but things have changed and it's likely now a question of whether he'll be watching from the press box or preparing to start the season with the Marlies |
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