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# GDT: Maple Leafs host the Devils
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/gdt-maple-leafs-host-the-devils/
- Published: 2026-11-08T23:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-08T23:30:00.000Z
- Description: This is the HHOF game which will have a ceremony to start.
- Author: Cathy Squires
- Tags: Game Coverage

### New Jersey Devils @ Toronto Maple Leafs  
07:00 PM at Scotiabank Arena  
Watch on: NHLN, TSN4, MSGSN

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[Preview: Devils vs LeafsHow about a Hall of Fame performance? No not you, Hellebuyck.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/PPP-Goalie-Logo_RGB-2b97359d-196a-40e3-bdf3-cb7e1b3695eb.png)PPP LeafsCathy Squires![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/photo-1636829504058-2315a3849412-72478990-f29d-4928-9092-f75185edb3df.jpg)](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/preview-devils-vs-leafs/)

Okay, it seems like there were thoughts, and then second thoughts on the roster adjustments: 

> Rielly (lower body) & Tanev (planned maintenance) are OUT tonight for Leafs   
>  
> Mermis & McWard draw in, per [@LeafsPR](https://x.com/LeafsPR?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [@TSN\_Sports](https://x.com/TSN%5FSports?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Mark Masters (@markhmasters) [November 8, 2026](https://x.com/markhmasters/status/2119546343484252545?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

David Alter also reports that Artur Akhtyamov and Vinni Lettieri were swapped again, and that means Sergei Bobrovsky will dress as a backup. 

So who is Cole McWard? He is 25, a right-shot defender, and he was signed by the Canucks out of the NCAA. He played six games with them and spent two seasons in the AHL. He then moved to the Islanders where he played three NHL games and had another season in the AHL. He has played seven games with the Marlies so far after being signed in the summer. 

He gets noted for puck skills and mobility. 

As to why Lettieri was brought back up, I can't tell you. So far all the rest of the forwards seem to be playing. 

Go Leafs Go!