L K
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That has to be pretty darn close to our opening night lineup.
2026 Training Camp Thread
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Arn
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I read an interview with Blankenburg. I hope he nabs a spot.
herman
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What if these two became housemates
ZBBM
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Bonello?
He's the leafs EBUG
Joe S.
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I forgot Joshua was still with the team...
rjd
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I like the look of that bottom six. I think they can play hockey and chip in offensively while also being responsible defensively. I'm hoping that is how it plays out. Hillier said he hopes that Cowan can be a driver on his line. If the Leafs end up with three lines that can put the puck in the net regularly, that's something we haven't seen from this team since the Pat Quinn years.
Bender
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Yeah that was a horrible, horrible year. I'm not really confident he's going to bring much value on his contract.
ZBBM
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Thanks. I thought it was a brand of pasta.
Zee
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I forgot a lot about this team, will be interesting to see how they look.
herman
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All teams are mandated to have a dedicated EBUG in the arena and are designated OO, bearing the license to thrill.
herman
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That's interesting. I thought they'd run the Marlies coaching staff on the road, since it's mostly Marlies on the away squad. Is Alfie going to do the Ottawa game too 
herman
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I thought this was kind of an odd response by Hiller on Joshua:
So I'm not very surprised though I have no idea what is behind it.
Based on last season's play, I don't think they'll miss him.
herman
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lmao
Duhaime has a long history of being a known prankster: https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/short-shifts/marc-andre-fleury-ends-prank-war-with-brandon-duhaime
herman
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Are we back? Or do we need a new backup?
YYZ
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herman
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Hillers remarks in general have been extremely blandiose, unlike coaches of yesteryears and in other markets.
So far it's: Skate hard, hold the puck if possible, feel the spirit of the Leaf flow through you
It rings similarly to how Chayka seems to manage and talk about the team: just stack a whack of best practices without any particular coherent throughline (or at least don't talk about it publicly).
So I'm not sure what team identity there is under the new regime for players to sort of hang their helmets on, and for Marlies stepping in to mold their mindset to. Maybe they want it to appear organically, rather than enforced as an edict from on high.
So far it's: Skate hard, hold the puck if possible, feel the spirit of the Leaf flow through you
It rings similarly to how Chayka seems to manage and talk about the team: just stack a whack of best practices without any particular coherent throughline (or at least don't talk about it publicly).
So I'm not sure what team identity there is under the new regime for players to sort of hang their helmets on, and for Marlies stepping in to mold their mindset to. Maybe they want it to appear organically, rather than enforced as an edict from on high.
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