The Toronto Maple Leafs have lastly made vital cuts to their coaching camp roster. Immediately, the group introduced that they’ve re-assigned 30 players to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Toronto Marlies.
These strikes carry the Maple Leafs’ coaching camp roster right down to 32 gamers. That includes Easton Cowan, Ben Danford, and Dennis Hildeby, who all seem like they might make the opening night time roster.
Maple Leafs Reduce 30 Gamers
Forwards
Beginning with the forwards, the Leafs have assigned the next 20 gamers to the AHL:
Brandon Baddock, Matthew Barbolini, Gunnarwolfe Fontaine, Luke Grainger, Luke Haymes, Reese Johnson, Marc Johnstone, Ben King, Ryan Kirwan, Braeden Kressler, Alex Nylander, Cedric Pare, Jacob Quillan, Nick Rheaume, Logan Shaw, Landon Sim, Marco Sikic, Sam Stevens, Ryan Tverberg, and Borya Valis.
Protection
Subsequent, on the blue line, Toronto has loaned the next seven gamers to the AHL:
Noah Chadwick, Ryan McCleary, Rhett Parsons, John Prokop, Chas Sharpe, Blake Smith, and Cade Webber.
Goalies
Lastly, in aim, the Maple Leafs have re-assigned three gamers:
Keith Appleby, Artur Akhtyamov, and Vyacheslav Peksa.
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The Maple Leafs nonetheless have some large choices to make. Whereas it seems like Cowan, Danford, and Hildeby are set to start out the yr with the membership, that leaves David Kampf, Calle Jarnkrok, Michael Pezzetta, and Nicholas Robertson up entrance, together with Henry Thrun and James Reimer, on the skin wanting in.
An NHL crew can solely carry 23 gamers at most, which implies the Leafs might want to lower 9 extra. With Simon Benoit possible beginning the season on IR, that opens the door for Danford to make the NHL roster. The largest logjam stays up entrance, the place Pezzetta may begin within the AHL, Robertson and Kampf might be moved in a commerce, and Jarnkrok would possibly find yourself because the thirteenth ahead. However with every week nonetheless to go, issues may change earlier than opening night time.
