Preseason: Wings @ Leafs - Oct. 3rd, 7:00pm - SN1, TSN 1050

[CarltonTheBear]

Final game of the preseason! The Wings are resting most of their NHL squad because of the game last night, this is their projected line-up:

Jurco-Miele-Pulkkinen
Mantha-Nosek-Glendening
Bertuzzi-Athanasiou-Callahan
Cleary-Andersson-Ferraro

Quincey-Ouellet
Jensen-Sproul
Lashoff-Russo

Mrazek

Meanwhile the Leafs will still have a mostly NHL-filled group, no projected lines yet but these are the players listed on the gamesheet:

Parenteau, Spaling, Panik, Lupul, JVR, Matthias, Holland, Boyes, Arcobello, Grabner, Kadri, Komarov

Hunwick, Harrington, Rielly, Polak, Percy, Gardiner, Marincin

Bernier starts with Bibeau backing up.

 

[LuncheonMeat]

Meanwhile the Leafs will still have a mostly NHL-filled group, no projected lines yet but these are the players listed on the gamesheet:

Parenteau, Spaling, Panik, Lupul, JVR, Matthias, Holland, Boyes, Arcobello, Grabner, Kadri, Komarov

Hunwick, Harrington, Rielly, Polak, Percy, Gardiner, Marincin

Bernier starts with Bibeau backing up.

As opposed to NHL-caliber. 

 

[ZBBM]

Has Bibeau played in the preseason?  I'd like to see what his game looks like.  Maybe Babcock will give him a period.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Has Bibeau played in the preseason?  I'd like to see what his game looks like.  Maybe Babcock will give him a period.

Played 30 minutes of one game, saved 14 of 15.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78e9rqt23t8

 

[herman]

Thanks, Patrick.

Stronger looking start today.
Arcobello, Matthias, and Panik had a really good shift leading to a good chance for Holland's line.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Thanks, Patrick.

Stronger looking start today.
Arcobello, Matthias, and Panik had a really good shift leading to a good chance for Holland's line.

Absolutely, they're spending more time being "heavier" in the o-zone.

 

[herman]

Thanks, Patrick.

Stronger looking start today.
Arcobello, Matthias, and Panik had a really good shift leading to a good chance for Holland's line.

Absolutely, they're spending more time being "heavier" in the o-zone.

It's an apt metaphor. Similar to "the enemy gate is down".

 

[ZBBM]

Has Bibeau played in the preseason?  I'd like to see what his game looks like.  Maybe Babcock will give him a period.

Played 30 minutes of one game, saved 14 of 15.

Thanks Patrick, sounds good.

 

[herman]

So we are just a bit better than the Grand Rapids Griffins!

 

[L K]

So we are just a bit better than the Grand Rapids Griffins!

To be fair, we are playing our B team too.  The problem is our other team is a C team.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

That Callahan kid has been running around taking liberties most of the night, I'm fine with Parenteau leaving a mark on him.

 

[herman]

If Komrade Komarov had his moustache, that would've been a sweet goal.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

But of a softie from Bernier.

 

[ZBBM]

If Rielly didn't tip that I'm rather sad about Bernier.  Mrazek, OTOH, looks solid.

 

[ZBBM]

In other news, that commercial proves that Jonathan Toews is actually made of wood.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

If Rielly didn't tip that I'm rather sad about Bernier.  Mrazek, OTOH, looks solid.

Yeah, at the risk of beating a dead horse, Reimer has been significantly better in the pre-season.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Ya know, watching them be quite anemic offensively is obviously a bit of a chore, but I'm enjoying them trying to do it the right way for a change. There has been less cheating for chances in this game.

 

[ZBBM]

If Rielly didn't tip that I'm rather sad about Bernier.  Mrazek, OTOH, looks solid.

Yeah, at the risk of beating a dead horse, Reimer has been significantly better in the pre-season.

I'm not giving up on Bernier yet but he's not giving us much of a reason to think he's the answer.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

PK got caught and Mantha buried one, great shot.