The Detroit Red Wings are icing a near-NHL lineup against the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight (7 PM EDT on Bally Sports Detroit/Sportsnet One), with Marco Kasper replacing J.T. Compher on the second line, and Simon Edvinsson skating alongside Moritz Seider. Toronto’s bringing a more AHL-and-prospect-friendly lineup to Detroit tonight, but you can expect that to change on Saturday night in Toronto.
After the Red Wings’ “game-day group” skated, they spoke with the media:
Game day! pic.twitter.com/uqhMRMv2g7
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) October 3, 2024
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) October 3, 2024
Well, okay, Moritz Seider spoke with the media…
Moritz Seider asked about whether he’s 6-3 or 6-4, says he doesn’t know. What’s on his passport?
— Max Bultman (@m_bultman) October 3, 2024
“Oh, I cheated on my passport.”
Meanwhile, in Toronto, their “NHL group” practiced, and it’s stacked…
#Leafs lines (practice group) Oct. 3/24
— David Alter (@dalter) October 3, 2024
Knies-Matthews-Marner
Domi-Tavares-Nylander
Dewar-Holmberg-Reaves
Tverberg-Blandisi-Shaw
Rielly-Tanev
OEL-McCabe
Benoit-Timmins
Pietreniro-Hakanpaa
Woll
Murray@BodogCA
And meanwhile, in Ottawa, it appears that the Sens are going to send a full team to Detroit. Well, almost…
David Perron isn't skating today. The only skater missing. Goalie Mads Sogaard isn't on the ice either #Sens
— Bruce Garrioch (@SunGarrioch) October 3, 2024
Today's corrected alignment #Sens
— Bruce Garrioch (@SunGarrioch) October 3, 2024
Tkachuk-Stutzle-Giroux
Greig-Norris-Batherson
Highmore-Pinto-Amadio
Gregor-Ostapchuk-Cousins
Jenik-Gaudette-MacEwen
Sanderson-Zub
Chabot-Jensen
Kleven-Yakemchuk
Addison-Hamonic/JBD
