The waiver news comes as good news for Peter Holland and Connor Brown, who look like they will comprise two-thirds of the Leafs‘ fourth line on Wednesday night in Ottawa. Not among those waived are Josh Leivo and Frank Corrado. It appears as though the Leafs will carry 13 forwards and eight defencemen to start the season.
Toronto Maple Leafs 23-Man Opening Night Roster
van Riemsdyk – Tyler Bozak – Mitch Marner
Milan Michalek – Nazem Kadri – Leo Komarov
Zach Hyman – Auston Matthews – William Nylander
Matt Martin – Peter Holland – Connor Brown
Extra: Josh Leivo
Martin Marincin – Morgan Rielly
Jake Gardiner – Connor Carrick
Matt Hunwick – Nikita Zaitsev
Extras: Roman Polak, Frank Corrado
Frederik Andersen
Jhonas Enroth
Greening and Froese not making the team comes as little surprise — both finished the season in the NHL, but neither are far removed from the minors and the numbers game was simply too tight to accommodate them with the arrival of all the young talent now on the roster.