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Good road win there by the boys. Sloppy but still got the 2 points.

Hat trick for Mazur in Game 1 of the AHL season. 3 assist night for Lombardi in Game 2 of the AHL season. Hat trick for Kiiskinen the other night. 5 point night for Buchelnikov last week. Max Plante also has 6 points in 4 games. Our farm system is still SO loaded.

Sodorblom is just too slow. He can’t effectively forecheck and he can’t really score in transition, both of which are hallmarks of McLellan’s system. At times during the preseason I liked his cycle game with Ras/Copp/Appleton but he’s too limited in too many other ways.

Id like to see Mazur in the Sodorblom/Berggren spot. I think he’d fit well with Ras and Appleton (both of whom I liked in the preseason). Totally agree on defense, I’d like to see Aljo and Chiarot flip flopped when it makes sense (low leverage situations at first) until Johansson grows into the job. I’d also never move JBD out of the lineup. He’s a good defender and I really liked his skating last night. He and Chiarot on the 3rd pair wouldn’t be so bad.

What a big win. After stinking up the joint on opening night it’s huge to come back against a top team and spank them. We were far from perfect tonight but I really liked what I saw from lines 1-3 and the defense. The fourth line has no identity. Sodorblom is too slow and Berggren is a bad fit stylistically. If JVR doesn’t work out call up Mazur.

Really liking JBD so far tonight.

Our forward lines look pretty decent but that 3rd defensive pair is getting beat up.

Is Hamonic -3 tonight? Woof.

Bets on who gets the first goal? I’ve had Debrincat on the brain all day long.

I think that spot is up for grabs as the season plays out. Every reason to believe Johansson can play his way onto the top pair if he takes a step this season.

Next up, The Mighty Ducks

In this house we have a tradition. The night before the season starts we watch hockey movies all night long. First up tonight…Mystery Alaska. Thank god hockey is back in my life.

Bold Prediction #2: Toronto will make the playoffs as a Wild Card after struggling without Marner.

Bold prediction: Edvinsson is an all-star and the pair of him and JBD becomes one of the best even strength defensive pairs in the conference.

I thought ASP looked really good tonight tho. He’s been playing conservatively it seems because he had a lot of razzle dazzle with the puck tonight. He’s gonna be a good one.