Maybe it’s a good thing the regular season is still 12 days away for the Maple Leafs. Article content

While most NHL clubs feel ready to rock more than halfway through the NHL’s pre-season calendar, Toronto still needs its roster better identified, with line cohesion, special teams and a few nuances settled. Article content Article content

The Montreal Canadiens beat a better Leafs team on paper on home Saturday at Scotiabank Arena, 4-2, bringing Toronto’s record to 2-2 in exhibitions.

The two clubs start the real thing a week from Wednesday at the same Scotiabank Arena, preceded by two more preps for the Leafs, home-and-home against Detroit after a couple of days for most of the main group to bond in Muskoka.

There was some potential with Toronto’s third line of newcomers centred

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