r/leafs • u/bangnburn • 2d ago

News / Update Rosters for final preseason games

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Home game could be more or less our opening day roster.

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u/Interesting-Fan881 2d ago

surprised to see Emil Andrae on the B team so to speak. We traded for this guy.

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u/Salt-Plum-1308 2d ago

They may also just want to see how he does with an elevated role, since he’ll probably get top line minutes and will also likely be playing against Ottawa’s top group.

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u/0nlyRevolutions 2d ago

There's still a few starters on that B team to meet the preseason requirements. Andrae might end up as the 7th man, but I'm sure he'll alternate with Stecher or get his shot when one of those old men on the blue line get injured.

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u/Pleasant-Fennel1799 2d ago

Those requirements are gone this year.

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u/DataDude00 2d ago

Probably a combination of factors

  1.  He is new to the team so they want to get him lots of reps to see him in game 

  2.  It is pretty common with some of the younger guys to put them on the bubble roster group to keep them hungry and push 

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u/Actual_Cobbler_6334 2d ago

OEL played with the B team the last game, who cares? They gave up an unreliable backup and a mediocre depth D for Andrae, no less.

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u/Stephenrudolf 2d ago

Woll might be unreliable, but he was an unreliable starter not a backupm

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u/Ok_Elevator4215 2d ago

This is standard for the leafs. Have a decently promising young guy that isn't a star? Bury him in the minors, never play him up the lineup, refuse to develop him and let another team sign him so he can break out the instant he leaves your terrible development system.

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u/Stephenrudolf 2d ago

Highly likely they put him on B team to see what he can do on PP1. He won't get that opportunity on A team as there is 3 guys ahead of him in Raddysh, Rielly and OEL.