Sabres @ Leafs - Mar. 2nd, 7:00pm - CBC, TSN 1050

[CarltonTheBear]

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30-26-8, 68 points | 39-21-4, 82 points

Projected Lines

Skinner-Eichel-Reinhart Sheary-Rodrigues-Okposo Wilson-Middelstadt-Thompson Girgensons-Larsson-Pominville McCabe-Ristolainen Dahlin-Bogosian Hunwick-Montour Hutton ​

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

Scratches

Vladimir Sobotka Marco Scandella Casey Nelson ​

Justin Holl Nic Petan Nazem Kadri        ​

Game Notes

BUF
?Hutton (16-18-4, 2.84 GAA, .910 Sv%) will likely start for the Sabres
?Buffalo is coming off a 4-3 OT victory against the Pens on Friday.

TOR
?Andersen (30-13-3, 2.59 GAA, .923 Sv%) will likely start for the Leafs
?Babcock announced on Thursday that Ozhiganov would be back in the line-up. Either Marincin or Holl could come out, but if it's Marincin then the other D pairings will need to be re-worked

Injuries

?Marco Scandella - Lower Body - Questionable Saturday ?Vladimir Sobotka - Upper Body - Questionable Saturday​

?Nazem Kadri - Concussion - Out indefinitely ?Travis Dermott - Shoulder - Injured Reserve              ?Jake Gardiner - Back - Injured Reserve​

Stream Options

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[Guilt Trip]

Rielly is going to play 30 mins a night with Marincin in the lineup.

 

[Zee]

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30-26-8, 68 points | 39-21-4, 82 points

Projected Lines

Skinner-Eichel-Reinhart Sheary-Rodrigues-Okposo Wilson-Middelstadt-Thompson Girgensons-Larsson-Pominville McCabe-Ristolainen Dahlin-Bogosian Hunwick-Montour Hutton ​

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

Scratches

Vladimir Sobotka Marco Scandella Casey Nelson ​

Justin Holl Nic Petan Nazem Kadri        ​

Game Notes

BUF
?Hutton (16-18-4, 2.84 GAA, .910 Sv%) will likely start for the Sabres
?Buffalo is coming off a 4-3 OT victory against the Pens on Friday.

TOR
?Andersen (30-13-3, 2.59 GAA, .923 Sv%) will likely start for the Leafs
?Babcock announced on Thursday that Ozhiganov would be back in the line-up. Either Marincin or Holl could come out, but if it's Marincin then the other D pairings will need to be re-worked

Injuries

?Marco Scandella - Lower Body - Questionable Saturday ?Vladimir Sobotka - Upper Body - Questionable Saturday​

?Nazem Kadri - Concussion - Out indefinitely ?Travis Dermott - Shoulder - Injured Reserve              ?Jake Gardiner - Back - Injured Reserve​

Stream Options

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Marincin in but Holl scratched? Was Babcock watching the same game on Thursday?

 

[OldTimeHockey]

I personally thought Rielly and Hainsey were the worst two D on the ice Thursday.

 

[dekedastardly]

When do we get to see Dubas' big deadline day acquisition Petan play?

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Marincin in but Holl scratched? Was Babcock watching the same game on Thursday?

Maybe I didn't make this clear enough, but I have no idea who's coming out for Oz.

 

[Guilt Trip]

I personally thought Rielly and Hainsey were the worst two D on the ice Thursday.

Hainsey was def terrible. I thought Rielly was off as well. Marincin was the worst. Funny thing, no one really complained about Zaitsev so that's a good thing I guess and yes I'm reaching for positives!

 

[Guilt Trip]

Petan is in tonight. Ennis is out.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/kristen_shilton/status/1101867610747125761

Ok NOW you can complain about Marincin.

 

[ZBBM]

Marty will redeem himself.  (I hope.)

That other thing the other night simply proved that none of our D can handle a beastlike forecheck along the boards.  The brain boys behind the bench really need to come up with a strategy that minimizes the kinds of hits that took out Gardiner last week & caused our entire D to unravel like a big ball of pink fuzzy yarn on Thursday.

 

[ZBBM]

BTW CTB, not to be too pedantic but please recheck the spelling of BUF37's name -- it's a German name that arguably translates into "guy from a mid-sized town."  :-X 8)

 

[Frank E]

I thought Ennis was playing well...but I didn't watch the Isles game.

Or maybe he's banged up.

 

[lc9]

Marincin again eh?  Why not Holl?

 

[CarltonTheBear]

I thought Ennis was playing well...but I didn't watch the Isles game.

Or maybe he's banged up.

I'd imagine they'll be rotating those two, plus the three defencemen in and out for the next month.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

Every person that things the Leafs are better off with Gardiner out of the picture should take a second to look at our starting D for this game, and shudder.

 

[LuncheonMeat]

Every person that things the Leafs are better off with Gardiner out of the picture should take a second to look at our starting D for this game, and shudder.

Unfortunately (or fortunately), the Leafs will probably be better off without Gardiner at $6-7 million/season. But for now? Yeah, him out of the lineup is terrible. And Marincin...  :-\ I want him to be good, just like I want Sparks to be good, but I think both are a pipe dream.

 

[Guilt Trip]

Every person that things the Leafs are better off with Gardiner out of the picture should take a second to look at our starting D for this game, and shudder.

Unfortunately (or fortunately), the Leafs will probably be better off without Gardiner at $6-7 million/season. But for now? Yeah, him out of the lineup is terrible. And Marincin...  :-\ I want him to be good, just like I want Sparks to be good, but I think both are a pipe dream.

True. The Leafs will need to improve from within. Lilypad, Rosen, Sandin will hopefully be ready soon. As for Gardiner. Yes we are weaker without him for now but like mentioned we simply can't pay him 6-7 mill a year. I miss Dermott more then Gards because he is a future D man for us and I think he is a better "defence"man then Jake..

 

[Bender]

Or it also means we shouldn't make judgments based on a blowout.

 

[herman]

Marincin has seen some regular work lately, so decision making aside, his legs are more game shape than Oz or Holl and neither of those two are good enough to displace Hainsey up top, so cycling through the two righties makes sense.

In other news, Babcock is in love with Moore(?s butt).

 

[herman]

Love Dermott, but he?s not more than 70% of Gardiner?s ability at this stage of his career.