Leafs @ Canadiens - Apr. 6th, 7:00pm - CBC, TSN 1050

[CarltonTheBear]

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46-28-7, 99 points | 43-30-8, 94 points

Projected Lines

Hyman-Tavares-Marner Marleau-Matthews-Kapanen Johnson-Nylander-Brown Ennis-Gauthier-Moore Rielly-Hainsey Gardiner-Zaitsev Rosen-Dermott Andersen ​

Tatar-Danault-Gallagher Lehkonen-Domi-Shaw Drouin-Weal-Armia Kotkaniemi-Thompson-Byron Mete-Weber Kulak-Petry Benn-Folin Price​

Scratches

Nic Petan Igor Ozhiganov Justin Holl     Martin Marincin Jake Muzzin Nazem Kadri ​

Dale Weiss Matthew Peca Charles Hudon Nicolas Deslauriers Ryan Poehling Mike Reilly ​

Game Notes

TOR
?Andersen (36-16-6, 2.73 GAA, .918 Sv%) will likely start for the Leafs
?Earlier in the week Babcock announced that Kadri and Muzzin would be sitting out the remainder of the regular season. Kadri practiced with the team on Friday and said he felt good but decent chance he still sits out since the game in meaningless
?For whatever it's worth, the Leafs still have a shot at finishing as a top-5 team this regular season. A win for them plus an Islanders loss would put them there

MTL
?Price (35-24-6, 2.49 GAA, .918 Sv%) will likely start for the Canadiens
?A Columbus win on Friday night means that the Habs will miss the playoffs for a 2nd consecutive season
?To Montreal's credit, they had a better season than many thought they would. A 5-game losing streak in late November and a 2-5-1 record through most of February are what did them in. Aside from those 2 stretches they didn't lose more than 2 in a row all season

Injuries

?Nazem Kadri - Maintenance - Questionable Saturday ?Jake Muzzin - Illness - Questionable Saturday​

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[Andy007]

Man, with centres like those, I danault how the Habs missed the playoffs  :-X

I Lehkonen this team to the Sens of two years ago. Shaw right through them!




I like puns.. 

 

[AvroArrow]

I like puns.. 

You had the chance to say, "I'm punny", and ya blew it!

 

[Andy007]

I like puns.. 

You had the chance to say, "I'm punny", and ya blew it!

D'oh me!

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/scottcwheeler/status/1114538547623673856

My body is ready

Probably
Rielly-Marincin
Gardiner-Ozhiganov
Rosen-Holl

 

[ZBBM]

https://twitter.com/scottcwheeler/status/1114538547623673856

My body is ready

Probably
Rielly-Marincin
Gardiner-Ozhiganov
Rosen-Holl

Excellent. We'll go with 2 dmen then.

Seriously, who the hell is going to play the bottom pairing?

Nevermind, just read all of herman's post.

So much for trying out my 7-d idea.

Andersen will be a busy bee tonight.  Good exercise.

 

[herman]

That?s just my guess.
Rosen-Holl rather than Oz because they?ve played together before.

 

[Zee]

Load management in game 82 !

 

[Frank E]

Good thing they're resting Zaitsev.

 

[herman]

Welp, they?re going to try out Muzzin-Rielly for the playoffs?!
https://twitter.com/hennytweets/status/1114561805827833856

 

[Frank E]

Marincin - Oz

I predict they get about 5 minutes of ice.

 

[ZBBM]

So Henny says Kadri is in.  OK.

 

[disco]

https://twitter.com/SNkylebukauskas/status/1114539425529323520

 

[cujo4ever]

https://twitter.com/SNkylebukauskas/status/1114539425529323520

That John Tavares seems to be quite the stand up guy.

I know the game is meaningless tonight, but it's the Habs so...

GO LEAFS GO!

 

[disco]

https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1114577405421600768
"You're there to enhance the game. Don't ever try to steal it from the players. They're the game." -- Bob Cole
https://twitter.com/TheLeafsIMO/status/1114591994708283392

 

[Guilt Trip]

Bob Cole is a beauty. I'd take him over anyone to call a game.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

Bob Cole is a beauty. I'd take him over anyone to call a game.

I don't understand -I could have sworn Bob Cole already called his "last game" several times already.

Regardless, I'll be the outlier and say I was never a fan. Whenever Cole called it, I'd have bowen and ralph on the radio, lag be damned.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

Reilly should be given a game off, to say nothing of andersen and marleau, ironman streak be damned.

I'd have given Marner a barrel of skittles and sat him in the pressbox, as well.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/kristen_shilton/status/1114659945209835521

That?s different (and probably more accurate)

 

[ZBBM]

Bob Cole is a beauty. I'd take him over anyone to call a game.

I don't understand -I could have sworn Bob Cole already called his "last game" several times already.

Regardless, I'll be the outlier and say I was never a fan. Whenever Cole called it, I'd have bowen and ralph on the radio, lag be damned.

In his prime, he was unrivaled at conveying excitement building toward a goal.  He had the timing, the timbre, everything.