The game will be on both TSN and Sportsnet at 7 … William Nylander sniped a pair of goals for the White squad. Whether this should cause concern given what it means for those who didn’t perform, or if it simply adds a level of justifiable confidence to names we wouldn’t normally look to count on, is yet to be seen. Through his first four years in the league, Mitch Marner has certainly done his part to land on the highlight reels. r/leafs: **The Toronto Maple Leafs subreddit, home to links and discussion of the Maple Leafs. “We did that before we knew what the schedule was exactly going to look like and we just wanted to make sure that we had as much depth as possible,” Dubas said at the outset of training camp. Yes, it’s far too early to conclude what we’ll witness out of this Toronto Maple Leafs team this season. Please contact us. Select additional sports and leagues you’re interested in from the list below. He’s an experienced backup with more than 100 games of NHL experience (and slightly better career numbers than Hutchinson) who is on a manageable $800,000, one-year deal. From seamless puck handling, to navigating the play, to finishing what he started, this is the type of talent Toronto hopes to get from Tavares all season long. We didn't recognize that password reset code. And as much as Jumbo is celebrated for his carefree approach to the game, he’s not afraid to speak his mind when he feels a teammate needs to be held to account -- or the coach, as he gave Keefe the gears a couple times for skipping his line in Saturday’s scrimmage. Once the game started, the pumped-in crowd noise seemed much louder than what we heard here during the NHL bubble in August. He took the place of an ailing Alex Kerfoot on the forechecking line, but committed some turnovers in the scrimmage that drew his coach’s ire. 19,559 talking about this. Beyond the comfort of their scrimmage bringing some sense of normalcy to a Saturday night, the Toronto Maple Leafs knew this was an important showcase of … “We’re trying to be as mindful of it as we can be with where we have our meetings. If any advice that I have to share with them [I’ll do it].”. That may force Keefe to dress Engvall in the opener and if he’s not comfortable playing him between Ilya Mikheyev and Zach Hyman, it will probably require a significant juggling of the lines. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Vancouver Canucks – Game #26 Preview, Projected Lines & TV Info Leafs News Sheldon Keefe Post Game, Canucks 3 vs. Leafs 1: … In this less than traditional lead-up to what could be one of Frederik Andersen’s most important years through his current term with Toronto, he didn’t do much to solidify a new contract offer. They’re back, and diligence is required to be at their best. You have to believe the New Jersey Devils are searching for goaltending depth after Corey Crawford’s abrupt retirement. We've sent an email with instructions to create a new password. This was the first access any reporters were granted to watch Leafs training camp because of provincial health restrictions. Captain John Tavares shares his perspective. While the Maple Leafs defensive troubles can’t be fixed by adding more offense, Lehtonen’s silky smooth skill set was impossible to ignore during that scrimmage. A big goal of this Leafs off-season was about changing the personality of the group. Most notably, the Leafs are starting with two more balanced units rather than loading up PP1. Kyle Dubas hasn’t forgotten what it was like to simultaneously lose his projected No. They won’t have to stitch a letter on his sweater for No. The uncertainty helps explain why both Dell and Hutchinson were signed to one-way contracts as free agents in October. “I can be vocal with him in the locker-room and just -- you know, for me, just help. They’ve been made. Today the Maple Leafs announced that the scrimmage game set for Saturday night will be televised.