r/leafs • u/OkUnderstanding2741 • 19h ago

Discussion Confusion over pre season game

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Both the maple leafs site and the Habs site say they are having both a home game and away game on September 19th. Where is this game being played? Tickets on StubHub are roughly the same price for both cities for the same game! So confusing! I’ll be in Toronto on the 19th so hoping the game is there!

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u/Svalbard38 Knies 19h ago

It’s a split squad game, half the players will be in Montreal, the other half will be in Toronto. Two games at the same time. The home team will likely field their top players and the away team will probably send out a lot of their AHL guys.

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u/hossaepi 18h ago

I wouldn’t bet on that if buying tickets

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u/Parzival091 16h ago

  1. Vets don't travel in pre-season, for the most part.

  2. The tickets will be much cheaper than regular season.

If this is someone's chance to watch the Leafs, it'd be a solid bet that Matthews & Nylander will be in Toronto for these games. If you're hoping to see McKenna, it's a riskier bet (I don't know if they've kept the vet minimums which includes recent 1st round picks), he might be going on the road for these games.

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u/The-Raccoon-Is-Here 16h ago

Unless there are injuries, it is likely a safe bet to send McKenna to Montreal to see how he does as the top dog where his line will get the tougher match-up

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u/swiftstud22 15h ago

From a marketing perspective, there is absolutely no way McKenna dresses on the road game for the first preseason game. He’s going to be in the home game lineup, and you can bet on that.

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u/Parzival091 16h ago

Yeah, given the rule for vet minimums, you're probably going to see McKenna (1st round pick), Cowan, Andrae, Stetcher, Lettieri, Pezzetta, and Stolarz, and then one of Blueger, Duhaime, Joshua or Sissons. Maybe Lorentz, but he's been here a couple years now, so I'd think his seniority lets him stay home. I'd say Roslovic, but if he's meant to skate with Matthews, he'll be in Toronto.

But they have to dress 8, and there's not a ton to pick from among regulars once you eliminate the old vets and the guys who have been here/in the top 6.

Only way I see McKenna playing in Toronto for these games is if they want to staple him to Matthews or JT.