2026 Training Camp Thread

[cw]

My opinion is MacEwen has made Lorentz redundant.

Sort of
63 fights MacEwen vs 13 Lorentz
After what happened with Matthews last season and all the fighting we've seen in the preseason games, they got someone to help with enforcement
It starts to make sense ...

As a fan (or me anyway), you cheer for these players on your teams (Marlies & Leafs). You pull for them.
So many of these players are close. They have some talent.
A bunch of them won a Calder Cup last year.
There is not as big of a gap between the NHL and AHL as there once was.
Yes, they often get paid a lot of dough to play a game.
I bet a bunch of them would give up some of that dough to play in the NHL.
But the NHLers fell badly short last year. When they do, it can be a tough business.
So when I see them get punted to the curb on days like today, in my case, I feel for them.
They have to phone home "Yes Dad, I got waived for the 10th time ..."
When they have to make calls like that, it doesn't matter how much they get paid.

 

[YYZ]

I believe it is officially Waterlooser (soft s). I don't make the rules.

Waterluvian is apparently the correct term.

 

[herman]

Waterluvian is apparently the correct term.

We should let the people of Canada decide.

 

[YYZ]

Sort of
63 fights MacEwen vs 13 Lorentz
After what happened with Matthews last season and all the fighting we've seen in the preseason games, they got someone to help with enforcement
It starts to make sense ...

As a fan (or me anyway), you cheer for these players on your teams (Marlies & Leafs). You pull for them.
So many of these players are close. They have some talent.
A bunch of them won a Calder Cup last year.
There is not as big of a gap between the NHL and AHL as there once was.
Yes, they often get paid a lot of dough to play a game.
I bet a bunch of them would give up some of that dough to play in the NHL.
But the NHLers fell badly short last year. When they do, it can be a tough business.
So when I see them get punted to the curb on days like today, in my case, I feel for them.
They have to phone home "Yes Dad, I got waived for the 10th time ..."
When they have to make calls like that, it doesn't matter how much they get paid.

Absolutely. There is the human element to this. Even a guy like Rifai, watching his interview the other day and talking about his goal is to make the team. You feel for these guys. They put in the work, but they are just not quite there talent wise to hold down a regular NHL roster spot.

 

[YYZ]

We should let the people of Canada decide.

Like, hold a national referendum?

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2103208622922559967

I get waiving Lorentz, not totally 100% on board doing it to get MacEwen playing time. I still hope Joshua will be given an opportunity to earn that 4th line role beside Blueger and Duhaime.

One of Joshua, MacEwan, and Groulx will still likely need to be cut soon (barring Paul needing an IR stint).

 

[cw]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2103208622922559967

I get waiving Lorentz, not totally 100% on board doing it to get MacEwen playing time. I still hope Joshua will be given an opportunity to earn that 4th line role beside Blueger and Duhaime.

One of Joshua, MacEwan, and Groulx will still likely need to be cut soon (barring Paul needing an IR stint).

I'd guess, like Ryan Reeves, MacEwan will probably only get 6-7 minutes in games when they feel they need an enforcer.

I wonder if Joshua will start on LTIR. "The general timeline to progress from your first day back on the ice to full game competition is typically 3 to 6 weeks, assuming there are no setbacks" Cleveland Clinic (for core injury)
With Joshua's injury/health history, them being cautious shouldn't come as a shock. That would roughly cover 10 games, 24 days for LTIR. (~Oct 23rd return - a month from now)

The only thing that might change that under present circumstances would be a trade or waiver pickup - then maybe Groulx would be exposed to waivers.