Leafs @ Islanders - Nov. 21st, 7:30pm - SNO, Fan 590

[CarltonTheBear]

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12-6-1, 25 points | 5-7-2, 12 points 

Projected Lines

Ritchie-Matthews-Marner Kerfoot-Tavares-Nylander Engvall-Kampf-Kase Bunting-Spezza-Simmonds Rielly-Brodie Muzzin-Holl Sandin-Liljegren Woll ​

Bellows-Barzal-Parise Andreoff-Nelson-Wahlstrom Panik-Pageau-Palmieri Martin-Cizikas-Clutterbuck Chara-Dobson Salo-Mayfield Aho-Hutton Sorokin​

Scratches

Kirill Semyonov Travis Dermott​

Paul LaDue      ​

Game Notes

TOR
?Woll (1-0-0, 4.00 GAA, .852 Sv%) will start for the Leafs

NYI
?Sorokin (5-4-2, 2.50 GAA, .925 Sv%) will start for the Islanders
?The Islanders had their long-awaited home opener in their new arena on Saturday night. They were unable to celebrate their first win there though as they lost 5-2 to Calgary (4th and 5th goals against were empty netters)
?New York has gotten off to a difficult start to the season as they currently sit 8th in the Metro division, have lost 5 straight games, and are currently in the midst of a COVID-19 outbreak

Injuries

?Ilya Mikheyev - Thumb - Injured Reserve ?Petr Mrazek - Groin - Injured Reserve​

?Ryan Pulock - Lower Body - Injured Reserve ?Josh Bailey - COVID-19 Protocol - Out ?Anthony Beauvillier - COVID-19 Protocol - Out ?Andy Greene - COVID-19 Protocol - Out ?Ross Johnston - COVID-19 Protocol - Out ?Anders Lee - COVID-19 Protocol - Out ?Adam Pelech - COVID-19 Protocol - Out ​

Stream Options

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[Zee]

This won't be pretty

 

[azzurri63]

This won't be pretty

I hope the Leafs are better in front of the kid than they were against Buffalo. Personally I think Woll has a way to go to becoming a bonafide backup. Having said that if they don't start picking up the goals for it's not going to matter. Next couple weeks are going to be interesting. We have played the majority of our games at home and that's going to change in the next couple weeks which includes the first trip out west. Islanders have lost 5 straight but I agree with you about this one.

 

[ZBBM]

Islander fans are among the league's most thoughtful, so I'm sure that when a few bad apples start up a "We don't need you!" chant when Tavares is on the ice, the great majority will drown them out with "Actually, we could use a guy with your talents!"

 

[rdowdall]

Islander fans are among the league's most thoughtful, so I'm sure that when a few bad apples start up a "We don't need you!" chant when Tavares is on the ice, the great majority will drown them out with "Actually, we could use a guy with your talents!"

I see them breaking out with a slightly revised version of Meatloaf's "Two Out of Three ain't Bad":

We want you (We want you)
We love you (We love you)
But there ain't no way we're ever gonna need you.

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

I?d love to know what the Leafs actual record in Sunday games is over the past few decades, but it feels like they always lose.

 

[Zee]

Isles are the lowest scoring team in the league so why am I expecting them to score 5 against the Leafs tonight?

 

[ZBBM]

This thing has pie-faced embarassment written all over it.

 

[lamajama]

Optimistic bunch aren't we..... ;D

But I also feel decidedly pessimistic... 

 

[ZBBM]

Optimistic bunch aren't we..... ;D

But I also feel decidedly pessimistic...

Sunday night.  On the Isle.  B2B.  Kid in goal who looked suspect to me last time.

But hey who knows.

 

[Guilt Trip]

Nice hit Ritchie..

 

[lamajama]

Optimistic bunch aren't we..... ;D

But I also feel decidedly pessimistic...

Sunday night.  On the Isle.  B2B.  Kid in goal who looked suspect to me last time.

But hey who knows.

Oh, we know?.

 

[Bullfrog]

How the hell was that not a penalty on Ritchie?

 

[lamajama]

How the hell was that not a penalty on Ritchie?

Lou?s late to the rink.

 

[ZBBM]

Good grief, I think this is going to be a dog's breakfast.

 

[Guilt Trip]

Nice Marner..

 

[ZBBM]

SHORTIEEEEEEE

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

Wow. OK. 

 

[ZBBM]

Never would have expected that.  Ever.

 

[Bullfrog]

Magic!