Steven Lorentz is in, Calle Jarnkrok is out. Article content

That was the indication at Maple Leafs practice on Friday and that’s the reality as Toronto plays host to the Seattle Kraken on Saturday night. Article content Article content

“Just a numbers game,” Leafs coach Craig Berube said on Saturday morning after the club held an optional morning skate at the Ford Performance Centre. “Nothing more than that.

“It’s part of being a team. We did it last year, too. There are guys who probably don’t deserve to come out at times, but we have to try to use everybody. It’s a tough schedule this year like always and you need 23 men. That’s why they are here.”

Lorentz returns to the Leafs’ fourth line after missing the past three games — two with an upper-body injury suffered last Saturday

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