Ducharme confirms the line up for game 1 against the Maple Leafs

The Montreal Canadiens start their first playoff game Thursday night in Toronto and Ducharme has confirmed the roster.

Ducharme decided to send Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Cole Caufield and Alex Romanov to the stands for the first clash.

Phillip Danault, Brendan Gallagher, Shea Weber and Carey Price will all be able to make a comeback, but many fans would have liked to see the youngsters in the roster in place of Eric Staal and Jon Merrill.

Here are the different combinations, do you like what you see?

OFFENSIVE

Toffoli - Suzuki - Armia
Tatar - Danault - Gallagher
Perry - Staal - Anderson
Lehkonen - Evans - Byron

DEFENSIVE

Edmundson - Petry
Kulak - Chiarot
Merrill-Weber

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