The Leafs kick off the second half of the season tonight, taking on the Nashville Predators. This might be the best forward group against the best defence group in the NHL, though of course Tampa has a claim to both titles. Let’s roll.
Defence Pairings
The backup goalie is frequent flyer between the AHL and NHL: Kasimir Kaskisuo, who had a rough outing for the Marlies yesterday, but he’ll just be on clipboard duty again. Hutchinson will get the start to follow up his shutout performance against the popgun Canucks offence.