Game One Preview: Habs vs. Leafs

When the Montreal Canadiens open up their 2009-10 season against the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight, it will be Carey Price who will stand in between the pipes for the Habs.

This announcement coming in only hours before game time.

Habs head coach Jacques Martin had said that he would wait to reveal if it would be Price or the Slovakian Jaroslav Halak who would get the start.

Canadiens fans can expect this type of uncertainty until one of the goalies gets on a roll and proves that they are the number one netminder.

Martin has also kept people out of the loop in regards to how the starting lineup will look. Specifically who will fill the last two spots.

It appears that both defenceman Roman Hamrlik and forward Gregory Stewart will be scratches for tonight's game. 

Hamrlik missed a lot of the pre-season with a virus, which he doesn't appear to be fully recovered from yet.

Filling his spot will be Ryan O'Byrne who had an impressive camp and will look to have a break out season this year for Montreal.

Projected lineups for tonight's game:

Montreal Canadiens

Forwards

Pacioretty - Gomez - Gionta
A. Kostitsyn - Plekanec - Cammelleri
Latendresse - Lapierre - D'Agostini
Laraque - Metropolit - Moen

Injured: Kyle Chipchura out with a shoulder injury

Defence

Markov - Spacek
Gill - Mara
Gorges - O'Byrne

Goalies

Price
Halak

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forwards

Stalberg - Stajan - Blake
Hagman - Grabovski - Ponikarovsky
Stempniak - Mitchell - Wallin
Rosehill - Primeau - Orr
Extra: Kulemin - Mayers

Defence

Kaberle - Komisarek
Beauchemin - Schenn
White - Exelby

Goalies

Toskala
Gustavsson

Game time: 7pm LIVE on CBC, RDS