Maple Leafs announce a large round of training camp roster cuts
With the regular season just over 1 week away and pre-season games almost completed, the Toronto Maple Leafs have finally joined in on the fun and have announced their first rounds of cuts, which include 27 players - most of whom are being assigned to the Toronto Marlies.
The forwards being cut:
Nick AbruzzeseJoseph BlandisiMax EllisRoni HirvonenBraeden KresslerRobert MastrosimoneDmitry OvchinnikovJay O'BrienNeil SheaLogan ShawTate Singleton,Josiah SlavinAlex SteevesKeenan SuthersRyan TverbergTy VoitTyler Weiss
The defensemen being cut:
Nolan DillinghamMatt HellicksonTopi NiemelaMatthew Pietroniro, Marshall RifaiJohnny TychonickWilliam Villeneuve
The goaltenders being cut:
Luke CavallinDennis HildebyVyacheslav Peksa
Some notables that have been cut from the roster but had spent time with NHL regulars during camp include: Nick Abruzzese, Alex Steeves, and Topi Niemala.
However, as things stand right now, Fraser Minten, Easton Cowan, Nick Robertson, Pontus Holmberg, Mikko Kokkonen and Spencer Sova have survived this large round of cuts.
| POLL | ||
2 OCTOBRE | 296 ANSWERS Maple Leafs announce a large round of training camp roster cuts Are you surprised to hear that the Leafs cut top defensive prospect Topi Niemela? | ||
| Yes | 53 | 17.9 % |
| No | 101 | 34.1 % |
| His time will come. He's not ready yet | 142 | 48 % |
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