Lightning @ Leafs - Mar. 11th, 7:00pm - SNO, Fan 590

[CarltonTheBear]

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52-13-4, 108 points | 42-21-5, 89 points 

Projected Lines

Johnson-Point-Kucherov Palat-Stamkos-Miller Killorn-Cirelli-Joseph Gourde-Paquette-Callahan Hedman-Sergachev McDonagh-Cernak Coburn-Rutta Vasilevskiy ​

Hyman-Tavares-Marner Johnsson-Matthews-Kapanen Marleau-Kadri-Nylander Ennis-Gauthier-Brown Rielly-Hainsey Muzzin-Zaitsev Marincin-Ozhiganov Andersen​

Scratches

Danick Martel Adam Erne Dan Girardi Anton Stralman ​

Justin Holl Nic Petan Trevor Moore    ​

Game Notes

TB
?Vasilevskiy (31-8-4, 2.24 GAA, .931 Sv%) will likely start for the Lightning
?On Saturday the Lightning became the first team to clinch a playoff spot, which is fine I guess
?Tampa might be 1st in the league in points, 1st in goals, 4th in goals against, 1st in PP%, 1st in PK%, have the league's leading scorer/MVP candidate and the leading Vezina candidate BUT <insert unflattering stat here when I find one>

TOR
?Andersen (33-13-4, 2.56 GAA, .924 Sv%) will likely start for the Leafs
?A Toronto win would put the Leafs just 2 points behind the Bruins for 2nd in the Atlantic. A loss I'm sure will be met with an entirely rational and level-headed response from this totally normal fan base

Injuries

?Dan Girardi - Lower Body - Questionable Monday ?Adam Erne - Upper Body - Questionable Monday ?Anton Stralman - Lower Body - Questionable Monday​

?Travis Dermott - Shoulder - Injured Reserve            ?Jake Gardiner - Back - Injured Reserve​

Stream Options

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[ZBBM]

Without Stralman they're a pushover.
5-1 Leafs.

 

[Joe S.]

Leafs win: doesn?t matter because Tampa is already locked
In and these games mean nothing to them.

Leafs lose: leafs can?t keep up with the elite of the league, first round exit or just forfeit the playoff spot to a more deserving team.

 

[Zee]

Boston finally lost, would be nice for the Leafs to win this one and pull within 2 points.

 

[Bullfrog]

<insert unflattering stat here when I find one>

Their goal differential is less than +100.  :-\

 

[Zee]

<insert unflattering stat here when I find one>

Their goal differential is less than +100.  :-\

If Tampa wins tonight 16-1 I'm blaming you.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/DaveAMcCarthy/status/1105124577624158209

Moore is playing, so Babcock is a good coach again.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/mirtle/status/1105137863178493955

Can you guys, like, not.

I mean, it's not untrue, but it's also not like he isn't being buoyed by the Tavares-effect.

 

[herman]

Worth noting is that everyone on the Leafs knows that Zach Hyman is the (academically) smartest player on the team and has him as first ballot option for escape room shenanigans.

 

[ZBBM]

https://twitter.com/mirtle/status/1105137863178493955

Can you guys, like, not.

I mean, it's not untrue, but it's also not like he isn't being buoyed by the Tavares-effect.

First Marchand, now Cooper.

 

[louisstamos]

https://twitter.com/mirtle/status/1105137863178493955

Can you guys, like, not.

I mean, it's not untrue, but it's also not like he isn't being buoyed by the Tavares-effect.

First Marchand, now Cooper.

I, for one, believe Brayden Point should probably get $10+ mil per year.

 

[Frank E]

https://twitter.com/mirtle/status/1105137863178493955

Can you guys, like, not.

I mean, it's not untrue, but it's also not like he isn't being buoyed by the Tavares-effect.

First Marchand, now Cooper.

I, for one, believe Brayden Point should probably get $10+ mil per year.

Yeah, I think Babcock should probably mention that Point is one of the smartest players he's ever seen.  Cooper should know better than to comment on guys in contract years on opposing teams.

 

[disco]

The Royal Blue and White titanic struggle continues...

 

[cujo4ever]

Worth noting is that everyone on the Leafs knows that Zach Hyman is the (academically) smartest player on the team and has him as first ballot option for escape room shenanigans.

Haha that was great, thanks for sharing.

Morgan on who he'd do an escape room with:

"Definitely not Mitch", "Jake would be worthless", "Matthews would be brutal"

Hyman and Gauthier end up making the cut, it appears the goat likes puzzles. Tavares calls him the most interesting guy on the team.

GO LEAFS GO!

 

[herman]

There are a bunch of them!
Marner and Marleau
Matthews and Ennis
Nylander and Kapanen
Andersen and Brown

These player interviews started on the Marlies when Dubas was around. Not sure whose initiative it was.

 

[Zee]

Kapanen out due to illness

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/jonassiegel/status/1105236316982267906

 

[herman]

I?m assuming Marleau-Kadri-Brown
Moore-Gauthier-Ennis

 

[ZBBM]

All right Leafs, shut the mouths of all the Doubting McFates out there.  Starting with Y.T.

 

[Zee]

Leafs wearing white to get used to starting on the road?