Among the other storylines to watch, Timothy Liljegren and Rasmus Sandin are going to pair off with two of the Leafs‘ veteran top-four defensemen — Jake Muzzin and TJ Brodie, respectively, tonight — and see time against some of the other team’s best players as they battle for the #6/#7 positions on the Leafs defense.
Ilya Mikheyev will skate alongside Alex Kerfoot and William Nylander — who built some good chemistry in the playoff series vs. Montreal last May — as he looks to keep himself in the conversation for an elevated role on the team’s left wing, where the top-six spots next to the Leafs‘ elite centermen are an open competition at the moment.