Maple Leafs resting stars despite having small say in Round 1 opponent

2 years ago  /  Sportsnet

TORONTO – The have some small say Friday in determining their own first-round playoff opponent, but they’ll be speaking their piece in a whisper. “We want to get through the game healthy,” head coach Sheldon Keefe said Friday morning, ahead of the regular-season finale against the “It's about making sure our players and our team is in the best position possible when it starts on Monday. Chief among those decisions is healthy-scratching a trio of star forwards — , Mitch Marner and — and resting Number 1 goaltender for maximum freshness come Game 1. “That we’re in Game 82 and there's nothing really separating them in the standings shows just how good they are....

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