World Cup rosters being announced

[Frank E]

It only took 2 exhibition games, but Matthews has gone from 13th forward to McDavid's wing opposite Scheifele.

Team North America lines:
Scheifele - McDavid - Matthews
Gaudreau - Eichel - Larkin
Miller - RNH - Drouin
Trocheck - Couturier - Saad

Craig Custance ‏@CraigCustance

* MacKinnon is out today attending a funeral

In the final exhibition game TNA lost to CZE, Matthews lined up on PP1 with McDavid and Eichel, and was on the ice with them and Gaudreau with the net empty at the end of the game.

Morgan Rielly is already playing top pairing minutes with Ekblad so he's kind of boring in that regard.

I guess it's the Leafs fan staple of pessimism as a defense mechanism that has me trying not to get too excited by this.

I know there are going to be growing pains, but this kid has gone from "might not see the ice" to the 1st line, amongst the very best under 23 players in the world.

It's dizzying if you allow yourself to get carried away a little.

You sit down and settle down.

 

[Kin]

It's obviously a very different thing to excel when you're surrounded by talent than when you're the one guy the other team is going to key in on but there's plenty to be encouraged by.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

It's obviously a very different thing to excel when you're surrounded by talent than when you're the one guy the other team is going to key in on but there's plenty to be encouraged by.

 

[Kin]

It's like some of you don't even believe jinxes are a thing.