It’s finally the day we’ve been waiting for. The Maple Leafs play the first of their 82 regular season games tonight, hosting the Canadiens at the ATM.
Needless to say, this is going to be an exciting day. There’s even still some suspense over the roster and whether William Nylander will somehow get signed and then cleared to play tonight.
Garret Sparks is now the certified backup after both Curtis McElhinney and Calvin Pickard were plucked from the Maple Leafs yesterday on waiver claims. Kasimir Kaskisuo suddenly became the Marlies new starting goaltender and it came as a bit of a surprise to him.