Here’s our preview of tonight’s game:
It was exactly five months ago tonight we had our last Game Day Thread. That was when the Leafs played, and lost, to the Blue Jackets in the playoff qualification round. A lot has changed in the world in the five months since, but not everything. The Maple Leafs themselves reflect that. If you need a reminder, here was the squad the Leafs put on for their last game on August 9th.
Marner-Matthews-Tavares
Hyman-Nylander-Kapanen
Johnsson-Kerfoot-Mikheyev
Clifford-Engvall-Spezza
(Robertson scratched)
Marincin-Holl
Rielly-Ceci
Dermott-Barrie
(Sandin scratched)
Andersen in net
Campbell backup
Only three forwards and two defenceman on that roster are gone.