Conor Timmins waits, Wayne Simmons skates

tomtidgewellNovember 25, 2022

Leafs Wayne Simmons (right) will retire on Friday against the Minnesota Wild.Getty Images

st. Paul — It’s not yet time for Timmins Run, but Wayne Train is on track.

The Maple Leafs confirmed to take down another defenseman, three road games in four nights with Wild starting Friday afternoon, but for now activate new trade acquisition Conor Timmins It is not.

Fresh off a conditioning stint and new to Toronto’s system, manager Sheldon Keef, who hasn’t played at the NHL level for the Arizona Coyotes since October, would ideally have a short practice here on Thursday. I thought that it was not a good starting condition.

Keef spoke of the latest Jordy Benn, with four defensemen currently missing who have been on the injured list for at least a week with an upper-body accident.

“Still, we want to put[Timmins]in a good position to succeed.

Victor Mete, who was called up by the Marleys after Morgan Riley went on a long-term IR, will join Friday’s lineup and team up with Mac Hollowell.

Rasmus Sandin, Timothy Liljegren, Mete and Hollowell (one NHL game) are all under the age of 25, along with Justin Hall (30) and Mark Giordano (39).

Still, the entire Blue Line cast ended the club’s 13-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory over New Jersey on Wednesday.

Other changes to the Wild match include the return of winger Wayne Simmons from Purgatory on the roster. Friday’s practice line will center around him and Alex Carfoot in his fourth unit alongside Pontus Holmberg.

Calle Jarnkrok has secured second-line left-wing promotion with hot duo John Tavares and Mitch Marner, but Nick Robertson is sitting out after playing Wednesday and Denis Malgin is still a scratch.

pick their spot
The Leafs put together a solid November despite a long 7-1-3 sick list, so there wasn’t much pressure on Keef and general manager Kyle Dubus to drive all the new players into contention. There is none.

“We can carry 23 people on the roster with those who are missing. Cap is flexible,” Dubus said. But it’s also future play.”

Duvas drafted Timmins in his final year with the OHL Sioux Greyhounds: Keef, 2016 World Juniors (plus 15, 5 points, and assists gold medal winner).

“And I know he was really battling injuries,” Keef said. For players who are looking to find their own path, it’s a perfect fit for us.”

Duvas didn’t feel cursed for having so many defensemen go down at once.

What started with Lil Jegren’s hernia surgery spread to Jake Mazin’s cervical spine problems and LTIR situation through the next calendar year.

TJ Brody will be sidelined for some time with an oblique muscle injury, Riley injured his left knee on Monday and Ben is now dead.

“We never want (injuries) but they always seem to go that way. One position at a time, the goalkeeper out and the D out,” Dubus said.

“But for me, the way the coaches and players have handled it has been great. It gives us a real chance to see what we have in terms of depth. We expect to play every game, but that’s certainly a naive way of thinking.”

Beer Leaguer
Friday should be a much more tame game than against Jersey unless the home side’s three goals are overturned again.

The Leafs filed lawsuits in all three cases, but the Prudential Center audience didn’t think so.

Their team trailed all night without a legal goal, unleashing debris, including several beer cans, in the third period. The Leafs were briefly off the ice.

In an email to the Post Media, the league’s deputy commissioner said NHL security coordinated with arena staff and “enhanced safety measures were swiftly implemented.”

Toronto captain Tavares plagued the barrage despite seeing raucous crowds in Jersey and Manhattan whenever his former team, the Islanders, visited.

“Disappointing. Dangerous,” Tavares said. “It felt better to beat the crowd than the devil.

“It’s a playoff style game and we put ourselves in a really good place and played a smart game.”

loose leaf
Matt Murray will start on Friday’s goal, and Eric Kalgren will bet against Pittsburgh on Saturday night.

The road trip ends in Detroit on Monday… Duvas and Simmons seem understanding about him staying on call with the team despite the waiver exercises.

He’s been great and we’ve had a lot of discussions about where he is and what his role is. They’ll be ready when they come in.”… The Marlies will be in Cleveland Friday night after losing 3-5 to Syracuse Wednesday. With all Leaf call-ups and an injury to Philip Krall, his six-man defense against the Crunch is Noel Hoffenmeier, Marshall Riffai, Matthew Herrickson, Tommy Miller, Matteo Pietronillo and Mikko Kokkonen. did. Joseph Woll is back in tandem over the net as Keith his Petruzzelli has recovered from his most recent ankle injury.