Leafs @ Coyotes - Dec. 22nd, 9:00pm - TSN4, Fan 590

[CarltonTheBear]

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12-13-7, 31 points | 15-15-2, 32 points

Projected Lines

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

Rieder-Hanzal-Duclair Domi-Vermette-Boedker Chipchura-Gordon-Doan Martinook-Richardson-Tikhonov OEL-Murphy Dahlbeck-Elliott Grossmann-Stone Dominque​

Scratches

Frank Corrado Garret Sparks Rich Clune ​

Steve Downie Zbynek Michalek John Scott​

Game Notes

TOR
?Bernier could go back-to-back for the 2nd time this season

ARI
?Louis Dominque will make his 2nd start of the season, his first being a 1-0 shutout on Saturday
?The Coyotes are coming back down to earth, winning just 3 of their last 10 games
Injuries

?Stephane Robidas - Old - Out indefinitely ?James Reimer - Groin - Injured Reserve ?Nick Spaling - Upper Body - Injured Reserve ?Garret Sparks - Lower Body - Out Tuesday​

?Zbynek Michalek - Lower Body - Out Tuesday ?Mike Smith  - Lower Body - Injured Reserve ?Joe Vitale - Face - 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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[Highlander]

Taking my son to the game tonight, he is in from Ottawa for X-Mas.  Major Leafs fan and doesnt know at this point I have the tickets. Should be fun, will report later.

 

[Redleaf]

Taking my son to the game tonight, he is in from Ottawa for X-Mas.  Major Leafs fan and doesnt know at this point I have the tickets. Should be fun, will report later.

Have fun man!

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Leafs are 10-5-3 over their past 18 games after beginning the season 2-8-4 over their first 14.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

To add, in their first 14 games the Leafs' team SV% was .900 and SH% was 6.9%.  In the last 18 the SV% has been .921 and the SH% 9.5%.

 

[Highlander]

Thanks Redleaf, will make every attempt. Hopefully they will put on a good show. Last time they were in town they won 3-1 behind some pretty good goaltending from the Beaner.

 

[L K]

Pretty stacked roster when you can healthy scratch an all-star.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

An interesting development:

@jonasTSN1050  55 minutes ago
Matt Hunwick under the weather and won't play tonight. Frankie Corrado takes his spot and will play with Morgan Rielly, at least to start.

@jonasTSN1050  40 minutes ago
Hunwick was sick, dehydrated before game in Colorado, but played through it. Leafs opting to keep him out tonight.

@jonasTSN1050  39 minutes ago
Babcock plans to start Corrado with Rielly in matchup role. If that doesn't work expect him to move Polak up with Rielly.

"Hey Frankie, I know you've only played 2 games in 3 months but now I trust you to play on our shutdown pairing, go get em kid!"

At least it's only Arizona I guess.

 

[Tigger]

Pretty stacked roster when you can healthy scratch an all-star.

;D

 

[herman]

An interesting development:

@jonasTSN1050  55 minutes ago
Matt Hunwick under the weather and won't play tonight. Frankie Corrado takes his spot and will play with Morgan Rielly, at least to start.

@jonasTSN1050  40 minutes ago
Hunwick was sick, dehydrated before game in Colorado, but played through it. Leafs opting to keep him out tonight.

@jonasTSN1050  39 minutes ago
Babcock plans to start Corrado with Rielly in matchup role. If that doesn't work expect him to move Polak up with Rielly.

"Hey Frankie, I know you've only played 2 games in 3 months but now I trust you to play on our shutdown pairing, go get em kid!"

At least it's only Arizona I guess.

This will add an exciting wrinkle to the game.

It's not likely Corrado will play 20+ minutes; more like Polak shifting into the role next to Rielly later in the game (or depending on the score).

 

[Tigger]

Just to reinforce the +/- stat as individual context, Polak leading the Leafs with +9.

 

[lamajama]

They can only hope to limit Uncle Leo, not stop him.

 

[freer]

If they win tonight they move into 21st place in the league.

 

[LuncheonMeat]

If they win tonight they move into 21st place in the league.

That will give them more of an 80s Leafs kind of a feel.

 

[Tigger]

Wow, no call for Kadri on that one.

Edit: went to edit this and couldn't for the freaking coyotes.

 

[herman]

Something happened!

 

[ZBBM]

Well, we didn't really want the lead.

 

[herman]

Shrugs

 

[L K]

Ummm 2-1 Arizona.

 

[ZBBM]

3 goals in 21 seconds.  Mosienko-like.