After an endless wait, the Bell Centre will finally open its doors to Sainte-Flanelle fans for the first preseason game of the 2026-27 season. Even though it will only be a preseason game, it still promises to be intense, as the Leafs are in town to face Martin St-Louis’s Group A. I’ll be at the Bell Centre with my son for the game.
The Habs will also play a game at Scotiabank Arena, with Group B in Toronto. Note that the Group A game will air on RDS and SN1, while the Group B game will air on RDS Info, TSN2 and TSN4.
Group A at the Bell Centre:
Caufield-Suzuki-Kreider
Slafkovsky-Kapanen-Demidov
Pastujov-Beck-Davidson
Belzile-Condotta-Thorpe
Hutson-Carrier
Struble-Xhekaj
Mittelstadt-Samson
Protz-Dubinsky
Dobes
Fowler
Group B at Scotiabank Arena:
Newhook-Evans-Berard
Texier-Dach-Bolduc
F.Xhekaj-Danault-Anderson
Poulin-McKown-Mesar
Matheson-Dobson
Engstrom-Reinbacher
Szuber-Walsh
McCallum-Hache
Montembeault
Kahkonen
Leafs Group A at Scotiabank Arena:
https://x.com/LeafsPR/status/2101299070144823721/photo/1
Leafs Group B at the Bell Centre:
https://x.com/LeafsPR/status/2101299079091220943/photo/1
I’ll be in a great spot to break down the Group A game at the Bell Centre and I’ll watch the Group B game when I get home. Personally, I can’t wait to see how David Reinbacher handles Leafs Group A, especially after his comments yesterday.
Which game will you watch? Group A, Group B, or both? Which player will you be watching closely?
You still have one week to enter the contest for the Lane Hutson Fanatics Premium jersey. Entries close on September 26 at 7:00 p.m. Here’s the link to enter:
https://x.com/Th3AnalystX/status/2092727459435405392
That’s all from me — have a great day, everyone, and enjoy tonight’s hockey game(s)!