Leafs @ Flames - Feb. 8th, 9:00pm - SNO, TSN 1050

[CarltonTheBear]

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19-23-9, 47 points | 23-25-3, 49 points

Projected Lines

Grabner-Kadri-Komarov Winnik-Spaling-Leivo Holland-Arcobello-Parenteau Clune-Froese-Boyes Hunwick-Rielly Phaneuf-Corrado Gardiner-Polak Reimer ​

Gaudreau-Monahan-Hudler Bennett-Backlund-Frolik Ferland-Stajan-Jones Bollig-Colborne-Jooris Giordano-Brodie Russell-Hamilton Smid-Engelland Hiller​

Scratches

Martin Marincin Tyler Bozak Shawn Matthias ​

Markus Granlund Jakub Nakladal Lance Bouma​

Game Notes

TOR
?Reimer will start for the Leafs
?Babcock confirmed that Bozak, Matthias, and Lupul will not travel to with the team on this road trip
?Arcobello, Clune, and Leivo were called up from the Marlies
?Monday's practice had Richard Clune on a powerplay unit
?No, seriously, Monday's practice had Richard Clune on a powerplay unit

CGY
?Hiller will start for the Flames

Injuries

?Stephane Robidas - Old - Out indefinitely ?James van Riemsdyk - Foot - Injured Reserve ?Joffrey Lupul - Lower Body - Injured Reserve ?Shawn Matthias - "whiplash" - Out Tuesday ?Tyler Bozak - "not feeling well" - Out Tuesday​

?Lance Bouma - Illness - Questionable Tuesday​

Stream Options

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[Kin]

Pretty hard to fathom that a team with that defense is doing just as badly as the Leafs.

 

[ZBBM]

A rare GDT launched the night before. Well done.

 

[LuncheonMeat]

21 hours until puck drop. Bring on your flaming tank pics.

 

[herman]

Post game, as MSM ponders how one tank managed to best the other.

 

[Palmateer29]

Pretty hard to fathom that a team with that defense is doing just as badly as the Leafs.

Gio is having an off season and the fans here in Calgary have soured on the WAY overpaid Dougie Hamilton already.

 

[bustaheims]

Pretty hard to fathom that a team with that defense is doing just as badly as the Leafs.

Forwards are young, and even the vets on the team aren't the most consistent offensive producers. They've also had some awful goaltending this season.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Pretty hard to fathom that a team with that defense is doing just as badly as the Leafs.

Forwards are young, and even the vets on the team aren't the most consistent offensive producers. They've also had some awful goaltending this season.

I think coaching really only has a noticeable effect on a team if you're either a top-3 coach in the league or a bottom-3 coach in the league. Hartley falls into one of those categories and it ain't the first one.

 

[bustaheims]

Pretty hard to fathom that a team with that defense is doing just as badly as the Leafs.

Forwards are young, and even the vets on the team aren't the most consistent offensive producers. They've also had some awful goaltending this season.

I think coaching really only has a noticeable effect on a team if you're either a top-3 coach in the league or a bottom-3 coach in the league. Hartley falls into one of those categories and it ain't the first one.

That, too, but they have one of the worst GA/G despite having one of the better SA/G - that points a pretty direct line to poor goaltending. Ramo has been below average, while Hiller has been awful. If they had average+ goaltending, they'd be in the playoff mix.

 

[herman]

I guess it's going to change tonight's lineup a bit...
Hunwick - Rielly
Gardiner - Polak
Marincin - Corrado

 

[Highlander]

When they trade Polak, I guess that is when Percy gets his chance?

 

[LuncheonMeat]

I wonder how much the Phaneuf trade is going to rattle the rest of the team. A loss tonight wouldn't surprise me too much.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

I guess it's going to change tonight's lineup a bit...
Hunwick - Rielly
Gardiner - Polak
Marincin - Corrado

I'd like to see Corrado with Gardiner, especially since Marincin-Polak has had pretty good underlying numbers.

 

[herman]

I guess it's going to change tonight's lineup a bit...
Hunwick - Rielly
Gardiner - Polak
Marincin - Corrado

I'd like to see Corrado with Gardiner, especially since Marincin-Polak has had pretty good underlying numbers.

That'd work for me. Corrado is only seeing <15 minutes so far. I think they'll ramp him up a bit now.

 

[caver]

I wonder how much the Phaneuf trade is going to rattle the rest of the team. A loss tonight wouldn't surprise me too much.

a loss ANY night wouldn't surprise me....

 

[bustaheims]

TSNBobMcKenzie: As @RealKyper suggested, Gaudreau, Monahan, Bouma likely out of CGY lineup tonight for disciplinary reasons. May be playing 11 F and 7 D.

TSNBobMcKenzie: Monahan, Gaudreau and Bouma obviously have run afoul of coach Bob Hartley for some reason. We'll see at game time what fallout is or isn't.

"We can't let these guys out-tank us! We gotta suspend our best players for . . . reasons!"

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Ah man, they better trade Gaudreau and Monahan. Can't have those types of players.

 

[bustaheims]

Ah man, they better trade Gaudreau and Monahan. Can't have those types of players.

Time to do them a huge favour. Bernier, Cowen and Ottawa's 2nd for them? Seems fair.

 

[ZBBM]

Normally this story would be all they talk about during the game.  Not tonight.

 

[LuncheonMeat]

So, you guys are gonna trade Phaneuf, huh? Well, we're going to sit our best players.

D'oh!