Ryan Miller was a wall in net, and Reimer did his best to match the effort at the other end of the rink. Even though Reimer is winless in the preseason, he's played very well.
Gustavsson looks like he'll have the opportunity to show what he can do over the full 60-minutes tonight in Buffalo. It will be a big test for him as he looks to solidify a position with the Maple Leafs.
'The Gardiner Express' (Jake Gardiner) was in full tilt last night in one of Gardiners best games this preseason. Keith Aulie, on the other hand, needs to raise his level of play. He's been a bit slow out of the gate and being waiver exempt could see him start the year with the Marlies. It's not that he's been bad, it's just the competition is making him look worse.
Nazem Kadri was also on his game, and continues to establish himself in the 3rd line LW spot. Frattin had some chances, and while his game play has been safe, he needs to turn it up a gear to establish himself more on the ice.
Buffalo is icing a competitive lineup once again as they are expected to be the team to beat in the North East Division. Luckily for the Maple Leafs they won't be shooting against Miller again, as Enroth takes his spot between the pipes.
Excited to watch former Windsor Spitfire Zack Kassian tonight. As I understand it, he hasn't had the best camp, but this kid is a treat to watch when he's on his game.
Buffalo
Tyler Ennis - Ville Leino - Drew Stafford
Thomas Vanek- Brad Boyes- Cody McCormick
Nathan Gerbe - Paul Gaustad - Patrick Kaleta
Markus Foligno - Luke Adam - Zack Kassian
Robyn Regehr - Tyler Myers
Jordan Leopold - Christian Ehrhoff
Andrej Sekera - Brayden McNabb
Jonas Enroth
Drew MacIntyre
Toronto
Joffrey Lupul - Joe Colborne - Phil Kessel
Nikolai Kulemin - Mikhail Grabovski - Matt Frattin
Nazem Kadri - Daryl Boyce - Colby Armstrong
Jay Rosehill - Phillipe Dupuis - Kenny Ryan
Keith Aulie - Luke Schenn
Jake Gardiner - Matt Lashoff
Juraj Mikus - Mike Komisarek
Jonas Gustavsson
Mark Owuya
Notes:
...Gustavsson is expected to play the entire game.....Tim Connolly is sitting for the game in Buffalo.....Tyler Bozak is still a little banged up, but should be good to go in the next exhibition....Kenny Ryan gets another shot...Mike Brown skated today with the team after suffering a groin injury earlier in camp, but he left practice early....Round 2 of cuts are expected this weekend....Puck drops at 7:00pm on CBC. Check out the game thread at Hockey's Future - Toronto Maple Leafs Forum to find live-streams of the game....Here's the list of those at Maple Leafs Training Camp List....
