Timothy Liljegren was surprisingly on the Maple Leafs active roster for game one of the regular season. The reason, as suspected, was mostly to set the salary cap used by the 23 healthy players as close to the max as possible.
Kyle Dubas said Timothy Liljegren will return to the Marlies after tonight’s game so he can get playing
— Kristen Shilton (@kristen_shilton) October 3, 2019
The Leafs could have moved Liljegren before the game on Wednesday, but he got to see the opening ceremonies and the game from the press box.