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# GDT: Tryouts continue as Leafs play Blues
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/maple-leafs-rumours-tryouts-continue-as-toronto-maple-leafs-play-st-louis-blues/
- Published: 2019-10-07T21:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2019-10-07T21:30:00.000Z
- Description: This will be a hard matchup for the Leafs tonight.
- Author: Hardev
- Tags: Game Coverage, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 10:50

Nick Shore, Dmytro Timashov, and Martin Marincin out, Nic Petan, Jason Spezza, and Justin Holl in.

Tonight, the Toronto Maple Leafs will play the St. Louis Blues on TSN. Here is the preview:

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Here is last year’s recap of our home game against the Blues. It was not fun.

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[Maple Leafs feel the Blues, lose 4-1](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-game-recap-st-louis-blues-disappointing/)

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Auston Matthews is running on five goals in his past five games, meaning he’s one of the three stars of the week in the NHL.

> Mika Zibanejad ([@NYRangers](https://twitter.com/NYRangers?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)), Anthony Mantha ([@DetroitRedWings](https://twitter.com/DetroitRedWings?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)), Auston Matthews ([@MapleLeafs](https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)) named Three Stars of the Week. [https://t.co/W9RBXov4Mr](https://t.co/W9RBXov4Mr?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [#NHLStats](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLStats?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/943yg4uiYU](https://t.co/943yg4uiYU?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
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> — NHL Public Relations (@PR\_NHL) [October 7, 2019](https://twitter.com/PR%5FNHL/status/1181238042180407297?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

> Five goals in the first week 🔥  
>  
> Congratulations to [@AM34](https://twitter.com/AM34?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) on being named the [@NHL](https://twitter.com/NHL?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)'s Third Star of the Week ⭐️⭐️⭐️[#LeafsForever](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeafsForever?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/kQsaA9jErs](https://t.co/kQsaA9jErs?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) [October 7, 2019](https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1181241054231699456?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

From one top-line centre to another, Tyler Bozak and his wife are expecting a third child!

> Bozaks have a third baby on the way.
> 
> — luke fox (@lukefoxjukebox) [October 7, 2019](https://twitter.com/lukefoxjukebox/status/1181239088986431489?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

As we approach a third of the way until Mike Babcock’s unofficial tryout deadline, let’s take a quick poll on who should fill out the bottom of the roster.

Let’s be clear, these are what the battles are. There will be no jumping around to different positions. For example, the likelihood of a Travis Dermott - Rasmus Sandin third pair is slim to none so it’s not an option. Babcock is looking for a capable defender with that 3RD position and neither one of Dermott nor Sandin is going to fill that role; they’re going to be one of the two fun puck-moving guys.

### Who should be the 4LW / 13th forward

| Nic Petan       | 147 |
| --------------- | --- |
| Dmytro Timashov | 136 |

### Who should be the 4C next to Freddy Gauthier

| Jason Spezza | 282 |
| ------------ | --- |
| Nick Shore   | 18  |

### Who should be 3RD

| Martin Marincin | 156 |
| --------------- | --- |
| Justin Holl     | 134 |

### Who should be 3LD

| Travos Dermott | 233 |
| -------------- | --- |
| Rasmus Sandin  | 69  |