Leafs @ Blackhawks - Oct. 7th, 7:00pm - SN, TSN 1050

[CarltonTheBear]

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1-1-0, 2 points | 2-0-0, 4 points

Projected Lines

Hyman-Tavares-Marner Marleau-Matthews-Ennis Leivo-Kadri-Brown Johnsson-Lindholm-Kapanen Rielly-Hainsey Gardiner-Zaitsev Dermott-Ozhiganov Sparks ​

DeBrincat-Toews-Kahun Saad-Schmaltz-Kane Kunitz-Anisimov-Kampf Kruger-Johnson-Martinsen Keith-Jokiharju Manning-Seabrook Gustafsson-Rutta Forsberg​

Scratches

Frederik Gauthier Martin Marincin Justin Holl ​

Brandon Davidson John Hayden ​

Game Notes

TOR
?Sparks will make his season debut and first start as the Leafs regular back-up
?Babcock wouldn't reveal any line-up changes he has in mind after the Ottawa loss, but I wouldn't be surprised if one or both of the scratched defencemen come in

CHI
?Forsberg will make his season debut for the Blackhawks
?Chicago is coming off a 5-4 win over the Blues on Saturday
?Toews and Kane are both off to good starts offensively, scoring 5 and 4 points respectively in 2 games

Injuries

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?Corey Crawford - Concussion - Injured Reserve ?Connor Murphy - Back - Out indefinitely​

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[Zee]

Leafs need a Spark(s) tonight (see what I did there??)

 

[herman]

Korshkov vs DeBrincat woooo!

 

[Zee]

Korshkov vs DeBrincat woooo!

It's ok we chased Hunter out of town because of this.

 

[Highlander]

Got my fingers crossed for Sparky tonight!

 

[herman]

The Blackhawks are starting Cam Ward tonight.

Last time he faced the Leafs, he let in 4 goals on 16 shots and was pulled after 2 periods.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1049037839583862790

I would've liked Marincin and Holl to come in together over Hainsey and Ozhiganov.

It would give Sparks 3 defenders he's very familiar with playing the puck to.

That said, it'll be a great way to try out either Marincin or Dermott on the right side as an eventual Hainsey replacement experiment.

 

[Zee]

Holy hell Marincin is back?

 

[CarltonTheBear]

MARTY TIME

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Pretty cool that the first back-to-back situation ended in Chicago. Hoping Sparks comes up big.

 

[ZBBM]

Jeez, 2 giveaways by 34.

 

[Zee]

I hate Rielly on the defensive end

 

[L K]

I like the leafs strategy of forcing stretch passes against a team that plays the neutral zone well

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

Sparks>Fred

 

[Zee]

Sparks looking settled in.

 

[lc9]

Sparks look great early.  Could have used this last night.  Good pace early.

 

[ZBBM]

Pretty cool that the first back-to-back situation ended in Chicago. Hoping Sparks comes up big.

So far he has.  Good thing too.

 

[Strangelove]

More Babcock hockey. Chip and chase and hope for the best. Manages to make the Leafs look slow and chaotic against three of the worst teams in the league.

 

[lc9]

That goal can?t stand.  High stick.

But man, leafs have to start better. They have been outplayed since the puck dropped on Wednesday. 

 

[barney_rebel]

We stink dudes.  Don?t Toews me bro


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