The Toronto Maple Leafs are gearing up for their last preseason match by recalling a group of nine players.
Nine Players Get Recalled by the Leafs
In a significant move, Brad Treliving and the Toronto Maple Leafs management have brought up nine players from the Marlies.
Ahead of tonight's game in Detroit, the @MapleLeafs have recalled the following players from the @TorontoMarlies (AHL):
F N. Abruzzese
F M. Ellis
G D. Hildeby
F R. Hirvonen
D T. Miller
D T. Niemelä
D M. Rifai
F L. Shaw
F R. Tverberg
A notable point is that all these players can be reverted to the AHL without needing waivers, ensuring that the Leafs aren't incurring any additional risk.
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Here's a glance at the roster for the upcoming game:
The @MapleLeafs roster for tonight's preseason game in Detroit.
An expert has also weighed in with his predictions for the potential lines based on the announced roster:
A guess at lines for tonight's preseason finale based on the roster:
Gregor-Minten-Jarnkrok
Robertson-Holmberg-Lafferty
Abruzzese-Shaw-Tverberg
Clifford-Cowan-Hirvonen
Ellis
Benoit-Kokkonen
Lagesson-Niemela
Lajoie-Rifai
Miller
Woll
Hildeby
With the final preseason game upon them, the Leafs will soon be pivoting their concentration towards the regular season.
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POLL |
7 OCTOBRE | 37 ANSWERS Breaking: Leafs Recall Nine Players For Final Preseason Game Do you think Hirvonen will play a few games in the NHL this season? |
Yes | 25 | 67.6 % |
No | 12 | 32.4 % |
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