Do you smell that? It's that opening night smell. The smell of puck drop and hope.
Tonight, at the ACC, the Leafs and Habs face off in the 2011/12 season opener. I'll be there, watching from the 3rd row, dreaming of an 8th place finish and a return of playoff hockey. O Reimer, My Reimer.
Here's our roster heading into tonight's game.
Forwards
- Mikhail Grabovski
- Nikolai Kulemin
- Clarke MacArthur
- Phil Kessel
- Tim Connolly
- Joffrey Lupul
- Colby Armstrong
- Tyler Bozak
- Matt Frattin
- Philippe Dupuis
- Matthew Lombardi
- Mike Brown
- Colton Orr
- Jay Rosehill
Defence
- Dion Phaneuf
- Carl Gunnarson
- John Michael Liles
- Luke Schenn
- Jake Gardiner
- Mike Komisarek
- Cody Franson
Goalies
- James Reimer
- Jonas Gustavsson
I'm predicting 8th place in the conference for this team, now it's your turn. Where will we finish in the Eastern Conference?