Ilya Mikheyev’s unexpected injury throws a wrench into the Leafs carefully considered roster plans.

and a Mikheyev injury creates some questions.

The final pre-season game is here.

We might seem them both back on the team eventually.

After this it’s all over but the waivers.

We welcome the long weekend with some hockey news links.

After almost two years, Scotiabank Arena will be full.

Who’s interested in some competitive hockey this weekend?

The fun gives way to near tragedy and more real emotion than this show is positioned to handle.

After the early cuts, waivings and releases from PTOs, this is who is left.

From new players to prospects to playoffs

A few early cuts.

Meanwhile the Leafs cut five more to the Marlies.

The Leafs and Marlies were dominant against the Habs in their final pre-season game

Again we are right in our analysis.

Wow, it’s the Habs, and the real ones this time.

Some gentle roster trimming has begun.

We’ll see if early rather than late does the trick of getting him to clear.

Not that we’re tired of them, no, not at all.

This list will grow as the Leafs make cuts.

That answer seems obvious. There is less clarity on what kind, and what reasonable expectations of his future are.

Will they win again tonight, or fall to the curse of the segababa?

Nine more days until a Leafs / Sens game matters

After a break of several days, the Leafs start the first of back-to-back pre-season games to set their opening night roster.

This isn’t at all repetitive.