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December 27, 2023 Emmy Other Teams 0

The Toronto Marlies put a goaltender into a showcase matinee at Scotiabank Arena on Boxing Day, but it wasn’t the ‘Hildebeast’, who is getting so much attention these days in Leafs Nation.

While the decision to even dress Dennis Hildeby against the Belleville Senators raised many an antennae that the parent team might have something in store for the AHL rookie star as Ilya Samsonov struggles with the Leafs, coach John Gruden said the Swede was being driven to Cleveland to rest for a measuring-stick game Wednesday against the division leading Monsters.

Luke Cavallin, who did well at the Leafs’ training camp, was summoned from the ECHL’s Newfoundland Growlers for his first American Hockey League start, a 4-2 empty-net goal loss to the Belleville Senators.

“We’d been having success with (Hildeby) and wanted to play him, but weren’t planning on using him the game before Christmas,” Gruden said of Friday’s 4-3 loss in Belleville. “We thought it best-suited if we did it this way. We want to do what’s best for everybody and give us the best chance moving forward.”

path as the currently injured Joseph Woll, sports a record of 7-4-2 with the second best save percentage of any AHL rookie stopper.

The change to a big-league venue appeared to be an ideal chance for him with SBA’s lower bowl packed with fans. But big picture, the game against Columbus’ farm team on Wednesday is more important in the standings.

The Ottawa Senators visit the Leafs on Wednesday, with Martin Jones expected to start in net, but the NHL holiday roster freeze is still in effect until midnight.

Cavallin made 19 saves, and was more the victim of bad bounces than bad positioning, while the explosive Marlies should have generated more goals out of 31 shots against Kevin Mandolese. With Cavallin pulled in the last minute, Mandolese got a pad on an open Max Ellis chance that would’ve tied it.

“I wanted a win, but it was a lot of fun playing in that one,” said Cavallin, an Ottawa-area native who got some action during September’s Traverse City prospects tournament. “You had experiences from being here before and then get comfortable. Everything you get, especially this game, will help. I’ve been in Newfoundland a year and a half. It’s a great place to play, the fans are awesome, you get to work on your game a lot.”

With a record of 9-3-2 and a .918 save percentage for the ECHL club, he earned a prime-time opportunity and looked cool handling the puck. He ignored two onrushing Sens to send Toronto captain Logan Shaw away on an odd-man rush and draw a penalty.

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