The Montreal Canadiens came into Tuesday night’s tilt with the Toronto Maple Leafs at 2-2 on the pre-season, if you care about that practice record. It sure felt like the Leafs care more about theirs, as they absolutely dismantled the Habs 6-2.
Welcome to your Bottom Six Minutes for perhaps the worst game of the pre-season so far.
The Leafs were curiously matching lines to ensure that stars like John Tavares, William Nylander, and Mitch Marner played against AHL players like Alex Belzile, Michael Pezzetta, and Raphael Harvey-Pinard. It definitely worked, but seems an odd strategy to prepare elite players by
Ryan Poehling, an AHL player last year, faired pretty well in an ugly loss.