Wild @ Leafs - Dec. 7th, 7:30pm - SN, Fan 590

[CarltonTheBear]

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12-8-4, 28 points | 10-9-5, 25 points

Projected Lines

Niederreiter-Staal-Coyle Zucker-Koivu-Granlund Parise-Haula-Pominville Stewart-Graovac-Gabriel Suter-Spurgeon Brodin-Dumba Scandella-Prosser Dubnyk ​

Komarov-Kadri-Soshnikov JVR-Bozak-Marner Hyman-Matthews-Brown Martin-Nylander-Smith Rielly-Zaitsev Gardiner-Marincin Hunwick-Polak Andersen​

Scratches

Gustav Olofsson Zack Mitchell ​

Frank Corrado Peter Holland Connor Carrick​

Game Notes

MIN
?Devan Dubnyk (10-6-0, 1.63 GAA, .946 Sv%) will start for the Wild
?Carey Price is receiving all the Vezina-buzz at this point, but Dubnyk is having another tremendous season: leads all goales in GAA, Sv%, and shutouts
?Zucker, Niederreiter, Coyle, and Koivu are all PPG players in their last 6 or 7 games
?Eric Staal hasn't scored a goal in 12 games, while Jason Pominville has 2 in that same stretch

TOR
?Andersen (10-6-0, 2.86 GAA, .913 Sv%) will start for the Leafs (now and maybe forever)
?Antoine Bibeau will serve as his back-up, with Enroth having been assigned to the Marlies
?Kadri missed practice yesterday with an illness

Injuries

?Christian Folin - Knee - Injured Reserve ?Zac Dalpe - Knee - Injured Reserve ?Victor Bartley - Tricep - Injured Reserve​

?Nathan Horton - Back - Out indefinitely ?Joffrey Lupul - ?\_(ツ)_/? - Out indefinitely ?Stephane Robidas - Old - Out indefinitely ?Josh Leivo - Inconvenient - Injured Reserve​

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[Heroic Shrimp]

Man, what a rip-off of herman's GDTs.

 

[TimKerr]

Granted I don't watch much Wild hockey, but is Parise really a third liner now?

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Granted I don't watch much Wild hockey, but is Parise really a third liner now?

I think it's more about spreading things out over there, and Niederreiter and Zucker both being hot right now.

Although Parise's point totals have been steadily dropping over the past 6 or 7 seasons. That's a pretty bad contract for the Wild right now.

 

[Kaberle15]

The kids need to breakup that wall (Dubnyk). Go Kids Go!

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

This game is approaching must win status.

Six points out right now, tied for last in the East.

 

[disco]

Frederik Anderson: Then. Now. Forever.

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

This game is approaching must win status.

Six points out right now, tied for last in the East.

They've played 2-3 games less than every other team in the Atlantic, but yeah, they should get working on making up ground.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

I hate games vs. Minnesota.

 

[TBLeafer]

Marincin wasn't present for the game skate and Kadri's back from illness, per Shilton.

Carrick back in partnered with Gardiner.

That is the only lineup change from last game.

 

[Coco-puffs]

Marincin wasn't present for the game skate and Kadri's back from illness, per Shilton.

Carrick back in partnered with Gardiner.

That is the only lineup change from last game.

Babcock indicated Marincin will be available tonight.  So there may not be a lineup change.

 

[TBLeafer]

Babcock indicated Marincin will be available tonight.  So there may not be a lineup change.

Could be, but available doesn't necessarily mean playing.  Carrick is looking more and more like a lock with Gards for the time being.

Marincin and Corrado might turn into a thing once Hunlak is dealt with.  Goodness knows they've practised enough together.

#FreeCorrado

 

[Coco-puffs]

Babcock indicated Marincin will be available tonight.  So there may not be a lineup change.

Could be, but available doesn't necessarily mean playing.  Carrick is looking more and more like a lock with Gards for the time being.

Marincin and Corrado might turn into a thing once Hunlak is dealt with.  Goodness knows they've practised enough together.

#FreeCorrado

I'm not disputing that Carrick and Gardiner look pretty good together.  But, Babcock himself said he was very happy with Marincin in Vancouver.  He's also practiced beside him all week, except for this morning due to being sick.  If he's healthy enough to play, he's beside Gardiner tonight.

 

[TBLeafer]

Babcock indicated Marincin will be available tonight.  So there may not be a lineup change.

Could be, but available doesn't necessarily mean playing.  Carrick is looking more and more like a lock with Gards for the time being.

Marincin and Corrado might turn into a thing once Hunlak is dealt with.  Goodness knows they've practised enough together.

#FreeCorrado

I'm not disputing that Carrick and Gardiner look pretty good together.  But, Babcock himself said he was very happy with Marincin in Vancouver.  He's also practiced beside him all week, except for this morning due to being sick.  If he's healthy enough to play, he's beside Gardiner tonight.

You could very well be right.

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

I hate games vs. Minnesota.

You ruined my day by reminding me that Minnesota will ruin my night.

 

[LuncheonMeat]

I hate games vs. Minnesota.

You ruined my day by reminding me that Minnesota will ruin my night.

I'm fully prepared to be annoyed for 3 periods tonight.

 

[TBLeafer]

Drub the Dub. 

 

[TBLeafer]

Marincin is not playing tonight.

 

[McGarnagle]

Man, what a rip-off of herman's GDTs.

I was gonna say. Who is this new rookie that is taking over from Herman?

 

[Frank E]

Man, what a rip-off of herman's GDTs.

I was gonna say. Who is this new rookie that is taking over from Herman?

I expect more from a young buck trying to show us something ...just looks like herman's thread copied and pasted to me.