Columbus Blue Jackets (13-10-6) at Toronto Maple Leafs (17-7-2) 12/01/2021 FULL GAME LIVE REACTION
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Fresh off a brief but unpleasant road trip, the Leafs will try to get back to their previous winning ways against an old adversary, with two new players
Three injuries (to Rasmus Sandin, Travis Dermott and Mitch Marner), a pending suspension (to Jason Spezza) have made some substantial changes to the Leafs’ lineup. Sandin is anticipated to be out 2-3 weeks; Marner a depressing 3-4, and Spezza is facing a suspension that could stretch over five games, depending how his hearing this afternoon goes.
Replaceing them will be not one but two Leaf prospects that will be making their NHL debuts tonight: Kristiāns Rubīns and Alex Steeves.
Rubīns is a big, defensively sound defenceman (he’s listed at 6’5”) who will turn 24 this week; maybe his debut is partly an early birthday present. He’s maybe the best example of Kyle Dubas’ dream of a three-level development system: Rubīns started out undrafted, put in an excellent year with the ECHL’s Newfoundland Growlers, got promoted to the Marlies, and is now on the edge of his first NHL GP. He’s not going to stun anyone with his puck movement and it would be optimistic to expect too much at the top level for him, but even making it this far is a testament to his work ethic and the good opinion of his coaches, who seem to like him very much.
Alex Steeves, the newly-promoted forward, also has an upcoming birthday; he will be 22 on Friday. When I first read about him, he profiled a bit like beloved prospect Adam Brooks did: small and not all that fast a skater, but a gifted playmaker and hardworking two-way C. However, more recent reports are higher on his skating than that, and I’ve seen nothing of him myself. Steeves has 12 points in 12 AHL games this year, and has been doing as well as that indicates.
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