With William Nylander moving back to the wing, that opens the door for 19-year-old Kamloops Blazers centre Fraser Minten to skate between Matthew Knies and Calle Jarnkrok on the Maple Leafs’ third line. Mark Masters has more.
The Maple Leafs wrapped up a team-bonding trip with a practice at the Centennial Arena in Gravenhurst, Ont., on Wednesday ahead of Thursday’s pre-season game against the Detroit Red Wings.
Minten's unlikely bid for a roster spot is suddenly the most intriguing storyline with only a week to go until opening night. The 19-year-old Kamloops Blazers centre, who was the team's second-round pick in 2022, has produced four points in four pre-season games. On Saturday, he scored the game-winning goal in Montreal despite playing on consecutive nights.
If he doesn't make the Leafs, Minten is in line to take over as the captain in Kamloops where he produced 67 points in 57 games last season. "He's amazing," Nylander said."He's been great this camp. The speed he has in the middle and strong on the puck, winning battles, I think he's very mature for such a young guy."
The Leafs were outshot 8-2 by the Canadiens in 5-on-5 play with the Nylander line on the ice on Monday night. Montreal scored their only 5-on-5 goal against that line, which included wingers Domi and Nick Robertson. "I was so bad yesterday," Reaves admitted."I probably played the worst round of my life. I let my team down so I'd like to formally apologize to them."
"When you're younger, you start thinking about it," Giordano said."When you get into your early 30s, you're [thinking] it would be kind of nice. It seems like a long way away and then, bang, all the sudden it's here." "No, that's pretty incredible," he said."That's amazing. A lot of us can learn from him."
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