According to practice lines tweeted out by multiple sources, the Toronto Maple Leafs have paired Travis Dermott with Justin Holl, and Martin Marincin with Igor Ozhiganov.
While these lines may not hold all the way to Wednedsay’s game against the Winnipeg Jets, they do indicate that one of Dermott or Ozhiganov will be scratched for that game.
Neither player deserves to sit.
Ozhiganov and Dermott
Initially, I was not impressed with Ozhiganov, who was billed as the Russian Polak before coming over to play in the NHL. I thought he was going to be a lumbering, stay at home defenseman in the Polak mold.