Game 50: Vancouver Canucks at Toronto Maple Leafs
Time: 4:30 PM PDT
Place: Scotiabank Arena
Channel: TSN4

Here is the preview for tonight:

Preview: Leafs host the Canucks for their last two matches of the season

And the 5pm news that shocked the hockey universe:

Ben Hutton debuts as Sheldon Keefe is resting a lot of the Leafs

Lineup changes for this game:

IN:

  1. Pierre Engvall (C/LW)
  2. Timothy Liljegren (RD)
  3. Ben Hutton (LD)
  4. Michael Hutchinson (G)

OUT:

  1. Nick Foligno (LW)
  2. Morgan Rielly (LD)
  3. Jake Muzzin (LD)
  4. Jack Campbell (G)

David Rittich starts tonight with Hutchinson backing up, Engvall will presumably skate on the third line with Mikheyev and Simmonds, Hutton-Liljegren has been the fourth pair in practice.

This is a SEGABABA, and with an expanded roster it would’ve been silly to not rest players who played the night before. It’s expected all four vets who are out won’t miss any more time.

Katya has a lot more on it in her article linked above (and below!)

Ben Hutton debuts as Sheldon Keefe is resting a lot of the Leafs

What do you think your takeaway will be from this game?

The future of Liljegren110
Life after Morgan Rielly104
That Ben Hutton isn’t a create-a-player30
David Rittich as a backup39
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