During camp, neither Setoguchi, nor Glencross, were impressive.
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“He’s happy I’m back in Toronto, he’s excited … it was tough on him when I got traded the first time”, Boyes said, referring to the 2003 deal that sent him from the Leafs organization to San Jose, after he had scored 23 goals with St. John’s in the AHL. By the time that match-up rolls around the Leafs should have cut down their roster and figured out who stays and who goes.
Lamoriello has a history of re-acquiring players he knows, but the rather public nature of this rumor is a reason to be quite skeptical of it. The former Devils GM is known for being very covert in his dealings, as was the case with the trade for winger Michael Grabner with the New York Islanders last week.
The most noteworthy roster move made Sunday has to do with the Leafs No. 4 pick, Mitch Marner.
Glencross and Setoguchi did not stand out in training camp or in limited action during exhibition games, including Saturday’s 1-0 loss to the Montreal Canadiens.
The right wing appeared in 78 games in each of his two seasons with the Panthers, scoring 21 goals in 2013-14 while collecting 38 points last campaign.
The signing takes the Leafs to 46 Standard Player Contracts. P.A. Parenteau, the former Hab forward, has looked speedy and risky through his preseason games. Expect much of the same from Marner this season, as he will once again be one of the Knights top playmakers. He had a great start to the season before ripping up the World Juniors and later the American Hockey League with the Marlies.
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When he signed a one-year deal with the Leafs on Sunday, he not only had come full circle with the team that drafted him 15 years ago, he became the lone survivor among the four players in camp on professional tryouts.
