Leafs @ Blues - Dec. 5th, 7:00pm - CBC, TSN 1050

[CarltonTheBear]

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8-13-5, 21 points | 15-7-4, 34 points

Projected Lines

JVR-Kadri-Komarov Matthias-Bozak-Parenteau Winnik-Spaling-Grabner Holland-Froese-Boyes Gardiner-Phaneuf Hunwick-Rielly Marincin-Polak Sparks ​

Lehtera-Stastny-Tarasenko Steen-Backes-Brouwer Jaskin-Gomez-Fabbri Ott-Brodziak-Reaves Bouwmeester-Pietrangelo Shattenkirk-Parayko Gunnarsson-Bortuzzo Allen​

Scratches

Frank Corrado Jonathan Bernier James Reimer ​

Joel Edmundson Magnus Paajarvi Scottie Upshall​

Game Notes

TOR
?Sparks will likely start for the Leafs
?With Reimer injured again and Bernier on his spiritual quest in the AHL, Antoine Bibeau has been called up from the Marlies

STL
?Jake Allen will get the start for the Blues

Injuries

?Stephane Robidas - Old - Out indefinitely ?Joffrey Lupul - Lower Body - Injured Reserve ?James Reimer - Lower Body - Doubtful Saturday​

?Jaden Schwartz - Ankle - Injured Reserve ?Patrick Berglund - Shoulder - Injured Reserve​

Stream Options

https://www.reddit.com/r/NHLstreams
http://vaughnlive.tv/leafstreamer
http://gofirstrow.eu/sport/ice-hockey.html
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[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

You just know they are winning this game, it's the designated "oh there is no god damned way...oh, huh?" game of this part of the schedule.

EDIT: Also, is it just me or does that Blues forward group look to have more holes in it that it has in it's recent past?

 

[LuncheonMeat]

It's a bit surreal... Mike Babcock behind the bench, Sparks starting and Bibeau backing him up. This feels like someone else's universe. I hope for Sparks' sake he doesn't get shellacked tonight.

 

[Highlander]

Ya could be soul destroying and we aready have one basketcase goalie on the payroll.

 

[WAYNEINIONA]

WOW! 3 posts at 6.45 on game day. Where has everyone gone?

 

[Kin]

EDIT: Also, is it just me or does that Blues forward group look to have more holes in it that it has in it's recent past?

I don't think it's just you. Schwarz and Berglund are noticeable losses and I still don't know that I understood the Brouwer for Oshie deal.

 

[lamajama]

I hope for Sparks sake he plays a great game.

On a side note this years NHL schedule for the Leafs is crazy. How many times have they played "3 in 4" plus long layoffs.  What defect designed this sched?

 

[ZBBM]

This may not go well.

 

[Kin]

I really don't get why Hunwick did that. Either play the pass or the shot but to just put your stick in the shooting lane seems designed to result in what we just saw.

 

[Arn]

Did the deflect in front of Sparks there? Looked like it sort of dipped down

 

[lamajama]

So that post was a jinx...... :-[

 

[ZBBM]

I really don't get why Hunwick did that. Either play the pass or the shot but to just put your stick in the shooting lane seems designed to result in what we just saw.

Maybe he just felt like he needed to try to take Tarasenko with his cannon?  But you're right.

 

[ZBBM]

Did the deflect in front of Sparks there? Looked like it sort of dipped down

Yes, Hunwick got a small piece of it.  It didn't help.

 

[Kin]

Holland on Kadri's wing to start, JVR with Bozak.

 

[L K]

Rob Madore played over Bernier in the AHL today?  I don't understand.

 

[L K]

Kadri ties it up

 

[ZBBM]

Nice.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Rob Madore played over Bernier in the AHL today?  I don't understand.

3in3

Can't start them all.

Also, classy of the NHL to have a Monsanto corn billboard at center ice.

Scum.

 

[x.jr.benchwarmer]

What a terrific play by Komorov and earlier Parenteau on Kadri's goal.  It is a small miracle that the game is tied after all of the quality chances that the Blues had in the first.

 

[ZBBM]

What a terrific play by Komorov and earlier Parenteau on Kadri's goal.  It is a small miracle that the game is tied after all of the quality chances that the Blues had in the first.

Parenteau's backcheck was mighty impressive when they showed it on the replay.