Game #45: Leafs @ Canucks, 7pm (EST)

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Wayne Simmonds is back tonight after the birth of his 2nd child, a little girl named Kapri. Congrats Wayne!!

Simmonds on the birth of his daughter Kapri on Tuesday and getting back in without much prep time: "I'm kind of riding a high right now. I'm looking forward to playing this game, for sure." Arrived late last night, skated this morning #Leafs
— Terry Koshan (@koshtorontosun) February 12, 2022

With the team going back to 12 forwards and 6 defenders, Travis Dermott will once again watch from the pressbox:

Keefe say Dermott will be the healthy scratch tonight unless something comes up in warmup.
— David Alter (@dalter) February 12, 2022

Petr Mrazek gets the nod in goal, as Jack Campbell has gone cold over the past few weeks:

Asked if goaltending deployment would change to alternating goalies if Mrázek has a good performance tonight?

Keefe: “I wouldn’t commit to anything like that. But I think it’s easy to say that we would just expect Petr to play more than he has.”
— David Alter (@dalter) February 12, 2022

Things have changed quickly, as most would have traded Mrazek for a 7th round pick just 6-8 weeks ago and counted having more cap space as a win, while Campbell was in the conversation for the Vezina Trophy. Now it’s Mrazek that is standing tall while Campbell struggles. Well played Kyle Dubas, well played.

Enjoy the game.

GO LEAFS GO!!