Once again, no line-up notes to pass along just yet. Last year the final 4 pre-season games were divided like this: Marlies roster, Leafs roster, Leafs roster, Marlies roster. So if that trend continues don't expect a lot of big names tonight.
Pre-season: Leafs @ Canadiens - Sept. 23rd, 7:00pm - TSN4, TSN 1050
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herman
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Especially for an away game. Probably something like this, using pre-existing practice lines for the most part...
Petan (v) - Brooks - Korshkov
Aberg (v) - Agostino (v) - Conrad
Engvall - Elynuik - Bracco
Clune (v) - Shore (v) - Read (v)
Kivihalme - Liljegren
Harpur (v) - Duszak
Rubins - Lindgren
Neuvirth (v)
Hutchinson (v)
I've pushed Timashov up. I think Marchment might be banged up.
Kapanen - Tavares - Marner
Johnsson - Matthews - Nylander
Timashov - Kerfoot - Mikheyev
Moore - Gauthier - Spezza
Muzzin - Barrie
Rielly - Ceci
Sandin - Marincin
Petan (v) - Brooks - Korshkov
Aberg (v) - Agostino (v) - Conrad
Engvall - Elynuik - Bracco
Clune (v) - Shore (v) - Read (v)
Kivihalme - Liljegren
Harpur (v) - Duszak
Rubins - Lindgren
Neuvirth (v)
Hutchinson (v)
I've pushed Timashov up. I think Marchment might be banged up.
Kapanen - Tavares - Marner
Johnsson - Matthews - Nylander
Timashov - Kerfoot - Mikheyev
Moore - Gauthier - Spezza
Muzzin - Barrie
Rielly - Ceci
Sandin - Marincin
RedLeaf said:
You need 8 "veterans", which doesn't always mean NHL player exactly:
As predicted, it's a pretty ugly roster:
https://twitter.com/LeafsPR/status/1176125421332652033
All the guys battling for that final forward spot (Aberg, Petan, Shore, Agostino) are in the line-up, as are most of the fringe defencemen (Gravel, Harpur, Holl, Schmaltz, Liljegren). No Sandin or Marincin though... does that mean they've got the inside track to start as the bottom pair?
https://twitter.com/LeafsPR/status/1176125421332652033
All the guys battling for that final forward spot (Aberg, Petan, Shore, Agostino) are in the line-up, as are most of the fringe defencemen (Gravel, Harpur, Holl, Schmaltz, Liljegren). No Sandin or Marincin though... does that mean they've got the inside track to start as the bottom pair?
If you view this strictly as a non-NHL roster, then that would leave this as a NHL roster for the next game:
Kapanen-Tavares-Marner
Johnsson-Matthews-Nylander
Mikheyev-Kerfoot-Timashov
Moore-Gauthier-Spezza
Rielly-Ceci
Muzzin-Barrie
Sandin-Marincin
Timashov appeared to play pretty well on that 3rd line Friday night. Did he steal a job from a bunch of other NHLers or is he just keeping that spot warm for one of them?
Kapanen-Tavares-Marner
Johnsson-Matthews-Nylander
Mikheyev-Kerfoot-Timashov
Moore-Gauthier-Spezza
Rielly-Ceci
Muzzin-Barrie
Sandin-Marincin
Timashov appeared to play pretty well on that 3rd line Friday night. Did he steal a job from a bunch of other NHLers or is he just keeping that spot warm for one of them?
herman
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herman said:
Okay, pretty much nailed it except I forgot Hollowell, which is unforgivable.
It's a really good sign that they seem to like Kivihalme more than Harpur, Gravel.
D group will probably be a battle for NHL 3rd pair (i.e. whoever can standout against an NHL squad-ish):
Harpur - Schmaltz
Gravel - Holl
Rubins - Liljegren
herman
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CarltonTheBear said:
Timashov is waiver eligible this year. He's going to be given a chance to grab it. He tends to drift off during the course of a season in consistency, but I think if you park him with some good players, his skills come through and a bit of success will breed confidence and encourage consistency. Like I said a couple of years ago, Timashov's path to the NHL is more readily available than for Bracco, not just because of the dearth of LW options but also because Timashov has a better game away from the puck.
herman said:
Speaking of Bracco, how invisible has he been this pre-season? I get he's not getting plum assignments or anything but for a guy some thought could be fighting for a NHL spot he's done nothing to show he deserves one.
It feels like they're having a hard time finding a winger for Mikheyev and Kerfoot. Moore's like the 5th or 6th player to get a shot there at camp. I almost wonder if they should just put Kapanen there now since that's the plan for when Hyman returns anyway and have Moore play Hyman's role for the time being.
herman
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CarltonTheBear said:
I think they're trying to balance out the puck holders on that third line, as both Kerfoot and Mikheyev really like to hold onto the puck for looks, and Timashov does too. Kapanen will make a lot of sense there; while they should give them reps to get going, I think the primary concern is giving Moore/Mikheyev that many hard minutes off the hop. Given they're likely to play the Tavares line 2x the amount they're playing line 3, and early wins still matter, I think it's worth sacrificing a bit of 3rd line efficacy for improving your high leverage minutes.
https://twitter.com/JohnLuTSNMtl/status/1176142760639893504
The Habs didn't get the 'AHLers only' memo apparently. Which is kinda weird. We know Babcock likes to ice even rosters during pre-season games. The two teams play each other again on Wednesday.
The Habs didn't get the 'AHLers only' memo apparently. Which is kinda weird. We know Babcock likes to ice even rosters during pre-season games. The two teams play each other again on Wednesday.