Training Camp II - "And now for the easiest part of a coaches' job: the cuts"

[Warden of the North]

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First cuts (Sept. 22)

Players Cut:

AHL
Stefan Della Rovere
Brett Findlay
Spencer Machacek
Ryan Rupert
Francis Wathier
Patrick Watling
Matt Finn

CHL
Matt Rupert (London – OHL)
Carter Verhaeghe (Niagara – OHL)
Cody Donaghey (Quebec – QMJHL)

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[Tyler Biggs*]

Finn will be a great dman in a few years, possible captain imo. Just give him a few years.

 

[SprDaVE]

They released the squads that will play in Toronto and Ottawa tomorrow.

Let's just say the Ottawa lineup is pretty bad. Like... bad.

 

[King85Kong]

They need to get rid of split squad set-up. Away team usually sends an AHL level team.

 

[SprDaVE]

Ottawa lineup:

 

[SprDaVE]

Toronto lineup:

 

[King85Kong]

Best player in last nights game: Kadri
Best player in tonight game: JVR

Our Ottawa split-squad is brutal.

 

[SprDaVE]

Best player in last nights game: Kadri
Best player in tonight game: JVR

Our Ottawa split-squad is brutal.

I'm going to the game. Should be a brutal game. I haven't seen the Leafs lose to many in Ottawa... so I'm fully prepared for a bad night.

Hopefully Rielly and Holland drink their red bulls, they'll need it.

 

[Daisy Jane]

boy - they aren't even giving Ottawa-Leafs a chance, are they?
(sigh) I want to watch Dutch - but then I want to see a good game. this is tough.

 

[Warden of the North]

That ottawa roster is terrible

Are both games televised?

 

[SeaOfBlue]

I'm going to the game. Should be a brutal game. I haven't seen the Leafs lose to many in Ottawa... so I'm fully prepared for a bad night.

Hopefully Rielly and Holland drink their red bulls, they'll need it.

Well we'll see who performs. I have a feeling they want to see how these guys do while under heavy pressure and without a lot of good guys on the team (everyone, including Rielly, Holland and Frattin, have something to prove for themselves). This shows whose deserves it and will face adversity through tough stretches or injuries.

It's like throwing someone into the deep and of the pool and can see who can swim and whose just been relying on other people for success. Look at the roster again and you'll see it's all guys that have performed above expectations so far; they want to see if they are actually performing very well or it's just a fluke.

 

[realgoodleafs]

Tallinder should be able to get a contract from some team. He looked decent out there.

 

[TMLeafer]

That ottawa roster is terrible

Are both games televised?

Jamie McLennan said he was flying to Ottawa to cover the game, so I'm guessing TSN region there might have that game?

 

[Cor]

TSN4 has the game in Toronto, while TSN5 has the game in Ottawa.

Also, about the lopsided rosters, you will likely see the same thing with Ottawa. Their top players will play the game in Ottawa, while their young guys/bubble players will come here

 

[BertCorbeau]

TSN4 was blacked out here once the game started

I DON'T UNDERSTAND!!

Would rather see the youngsters play in these games with the vets fighting for roster spots .. I assume the vets will round into form as the season approaches

 

[LeafalCrusader]

That lineup heading to Ottawa is pretty fugly.

 

[achtungbaby]

That ottawa roster is terrible

Are both games televised?

I guess they're giving their bubble guys and rookies one more good chance to make an impression? It's going to sting a little if we lose this one.

 

[Jacquestrapless]

Expecting a donny-brook at Ottawa with that roster. Might as well make the night interesting.

 

[Cor]

Ottawa's roster coming here isn't pretty either

 

[Jacquestrapless]

On the bright side, Bibeau will get shelled. We'll see how he handles it.

 

[rojac]

TSN4 was blacked out here once the game started

I DON'T UNDERSTAND!!

Would rather see the youngsters play in these games with the vets fighting for roster spots .. I assume the vets will round into form as the season approaches

Of course it was. It was a regional game. TSN has no rights to show game nationally.

 

[WestCoastLeafs]

Kadri, JVR, Kessel, Lupul and Nylander all in the lineup for Toronto game -- should be interesting to see how the lines get set up.

Nylander probably at centre again, but a few different possibilities for how to split up wingers. I might try JVR-Kadri-Lupul and xxx-Nylander-Kessel.

 

[mikebel111*]

Kadri, JVR, Kessel, Lupul and Nylander all in the lineup for Toronto game -- should be interesting to see how the lines get set up.

Nylander probably at centre again, but a few different possibilities for how to split up wingers. I might try JVR-Kadri-Lupul and xxx-Nylander-Kessel.

Nylander didn't play centre in the game, so no not "again", more like "hopefully he gets a chance at centre"

 

[WestCoastLeafs]

Nylander didn't play centre in the game, so no not "again", more like "hopefully he gets a chance at centre"

Oops I bought into the lines in yesterday's pre-game thread

Taking another look at roster Santorelli's there too - so probably Nylander stays on wing.

 

[WestCoastLeafs]

That ottawa roster is terrible

Are both games televised?

Yeah, the squad we're sending to Ottawa isn't too good either

HS has both games listed, so they're both being televised somewhere.