The Detroit Red Wings face the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight on Bally Sports Detroit and Hockey Night in (as well as 97.1 the Ticket, with puck drop just after 7 PM EDT), and Sportsnet is hyping the game…
There’s nothing better than an Original Six matchup on a Saturday Night. ?
Tonight, the @DetroitRedWings head to Toronto to take on the @MapleLeafs. Who ya got? ? @NHL | #NHLonSN pic.twitter.com/TWsNWzyWiF— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 30, 2021
The Red Wings didn’t hold a morning skate, but they did recall Joe Veleno from Grand Rapids. How he fits into the lineup will remain to be seen until closer to game time; as noted in the game preview post, there’s quite a bit of hype for the Leafs to deliver this evening, and Petr Mrazek will start for Toronto, probably opposite Thomas Greiss.
Also, from Ken Kal:
Stat: Tonight will be assistant equipment manager John Remejes’ 1,000th NHL game. Big salute to him for his great service to the team. Great guy and a really good 3rd baseman too! Congrats @staciburl— Ken Kal (@KenKalDRW) October 30, 2021
After the Leafs’ morning skate, Rasmus Sandin, Ondrej Kase and coach Sheldon Keefe spoke with the media:
