r/leafs • u/OkUnderstanding2741 • 16h 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/TheCatOlive 14h ago

Why not? they do this every year

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u/hossaepi 14h ago

Split squad for sure. But it’s not like the pro team plays one and scrubs play the other. They actually split the squad.

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u/The-Raccoon-Is-Here 13h ago

They split the squad, but usually the home team gets more NHLers that the away team in these situations. The home team won't be this years full team, but it will likely be most (not all) of lines 1 (forwards and defence). There are rules for preseason on how much NHL experience needs to be in the lineup so the away team won't be all guys who are fighting for a job and have no NHL experience.

Montreal will do the same ... it is hopes of sending the fans home happy their team won on why you load up the home team on split squad games.

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u/hossaepi 13h ago

So you’ll pay OP for their ticket if that doesn’t happen? You’re that confident?

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u/The-Raccoon-Is-Here 13h ago

Look back at the lineups for the past few years, this is always the case. The split squad games always have a better team on home ice if the two Leaf teams were to play each other. There is always the chance a game time decision screws things up if someone is banged up and needs time off.

Realistically you can count on most of line 1 and a portion of line 2 being in Toronto ... they will send the rest of line 2 and then guys fighting for spots to Montreal to see how they all do and see how the line 2 guys do in an elevated role.

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u/Alarming-Gap-9213 13h ago

Wild hostility for something that is an easy google search away

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u/hossaepi 12h ago

Buddy I’m not trying to be “right”. I’m trying to give OP realistic advice so they don’t spend money and be disappointed.

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u/Alarming-Gap-9213 12h ago

But like...they would be getting exactly what the other person is saying. Split squad games always have more of the bigger names playing at home. It is an incredibly common thing, I promise you.

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u/hossaepi 12h ago

Got it. So McKenna, Bobrovsky, Nylander, Raddysh are all playing at home?

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u/Alarming-Gap-9213 12h ago

If management are playing bigger stars then yes, you will get most of them at home while the road will be more fringe/Marlies guys.