MONTREAL -- Toronto Maple Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf will have new alternate captains this season -- Clarke MacArthur and Joffrey Lupul. Coach Randy Carlyle announced the changes Saturday morning ahead of the Leafs season-opening game against the Montreal Canadiens. He said Jay McClement will step in to wear an A whenever Lupul or MacArthur miss a game. "It was exciting," said MacArthur. "You want to try to lead and do what you have to do and if you get recognized like that its an honour. "Ill just try to continue to do the same thing Ive been doing." Lupul was a logical choice as a veteran, first-line player. "Its going to come from everyone," he said. "As my careers gone on I think Ive developed more and more leadership qualities, but its going to be a team effort." They replace centre Mikhail Grabovski and defenceman Mike Komisarek, who each wore an A last season. "Theyre both leaders," Phaneuf said of his new assistants. "Its great to see them with letters, but the leadership group is more than just the guys that have the letters. "Its about every guy leading in his own way. Thats the motto in our room." A few thousands fans braved a snowstrom to watch free game-day skates for both teams. As loud as they cheered the Canadiens, the Leafs were booed as the NHLs oldest rivalry resumed. Ben Scrivens left the ice first, which indicates he will be Torontos starting goalie ahead of James Reimer. Carey Price will be in the net for Montreal. Price missed practice on Friday after tweaking a groin in an intrasquad game this week. Coach Michel Therrien said the day off helped have Price ready for the opener. Centre Tomas Plekanec, who has been bothered by sore ribs, tested them in the skate and found he was able to play. Plekanec has 18-year-old Alex Galchenyuk on his line along with captain Biran Gionta. Galchenyk, drafted third overall, was to make his NHL debut. Plekanecs return bumped winger Brandon Gallagher from the lineup. He also hoped to play his first game. "Hell play with Plekanec and Gionta, who are two good leaders," Therrien said of Galchenyuk. "We talked about surrounding him with players who can help him. "But you dont want to put too much (pressure) on him. You have to let him play. Im not worried." Cheap Jerseys free shipping . Belfort was game and came close with an armbar in the first round. But Jones reach, varied attack and ground and pound took a toll on the veteran challenger, whose face went from bad to worse each round. Cheap nfl Jerseys . Numbers Game looks at the acquisition of Ray Whitney. The Stars Get: LW Ray Whitney. Whitney, 40, had a stunningly productive season in 2011-2012, leading the Coyotes with 77 points with a career-best plus-26 rating while playing all 82 games. http://www.cheapjerseys2014.us.com/[/ur... . Sinisa Ubiparipovic and Andrew Wenger each scored as the expansion Impact registered their first MLS victory with a 2-1 win against Toronto FC on Saturday afternoon at Olympic Stadium. [url=http://www.cheapjerseys2014.us.com/]wholesale jerseys . Talks first began between Smiths agent and school officials during the 2010-11 season. After roughly a year and a half, the two sides finally reached a point where they were comfortable with both the language and the timing of the contract. wholesale nfl jerseys . The league and the NHL Players Association touched base on Saturday leading up to the deadline, but no formal negotiation meetings were held. "We talked with the Union this morning and in light of the fact that they have nothing new to offer, or any substantive response to our last proposal, there would be nothing gained by convening a bargaining session at this time," NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told TSN.LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Kings have activated centre Anze Kopitar from the non-roster list after their longtime leading scorer missed the season opener with a knee injury. The defending Stanley Cup champions also assigned newly acquired forward Anthony Stewart to their AHL affiliate in Manchester on Tuesday. Kopitar injured his knee shortly before the lockout ended in a collision while playing in Sweden. Kopitar has lled Los Angeles in scoring in each of the last five seasons, and he shared the Kings playoff scoring lead with captain Dustin Brown during last summers run to their first championship.dddddddddddd The Kings acquired Stewart from Carolina last week for enforcer Kevin Westgarth. Stewart cleared waivers earlier this week. Los Angeles put defenceman Matt Greene on injured reserve Monday with a back injury. ' ' '