Preseason is coming to a close this week. Tonight’s game is the first of two against the Canadiens before the Leafs wrap things up against the Red Wings on Friday and Saturday.
You have to expect the final round of cuts is almost here. Tonight’s lineup is almost entirely players who are under consideration to be sent to the AHL, but, yes, they do meet the “veteran rule” with this lineup. You can thank Ben Harpur and his 103 NHL games played. That being said I’m not sure there’s any skater who was a fixture on the Leafs last season there, unless you want to count Justin Holl and his 103 games scratched in the press box in that group.