Game Thread: Montreal Canadiens vs Toronto Maple Leafs
It's finally here, folks. The NHL is back, and your Montreal Canadiens will hit the ice in a few short hours.
It's been 287 days since the Canadiens trounced the Leafs 4-1 on Bell Centre ice to end the worst season in recent memory. Now after a lockout the Habs are dealing with a hold out from star defenseman P.K. Subban.
You've waiting over 6800 hours to see the Habs take the ice again, and here's the lineup we're going to see:
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| Max Pacioretty | David Desharnais | Erik Cole |
| Alex Galchenyuk | Tomas Plekanec | Brian Gionta |
| Travis Moen | Lars Eller | Rene Bourque |
| Brandon Prust | Ryan White | Colby Armstrong |
| Left Defense | Right Defense |
| Andrei Markov | Alexei Emelin |
| Tomas Kaberle | Josh Gorges |
| Francis Bouillon | Raphael Diaz |
| Goaltenders |
| Carey Price |
| Peter Budaj |
Scratches for tonight include Brendan Gallagher, Michael Blunden, and Yannick Weber.
As for Toronto:
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| Joffrey Lupul | Tyler Bozak | Phil Kessel |
| Clarke MacArthur | Mikhail Grabovski | Nikolai Kulemin |
| James van Riemsdyk | Nazem Kadri | Leo Komarov |
| Mike Brown | Jay McClement | Colton Orr |
| Left Defense | Right Defense |
| Dion Phaneuf | Mike Kostka |
| John-Michael Liles | Cody Franson |
| Carl Gunnarsson | Mike Komisarek |
| Goaltenders |
| Ben Scrivens |
| James Reimer |
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Game on!