Blackhawks @ Leafs - Oct. 9th, 7:00pm - TSN4, TSN 1050

[Britishbulldog]

And yes, I do agree that Leivo would probably "help" more.  In games like last nights and against the Rangers, where the other team doesn't really have anyone you have to worry about getting out of hand- I see no reason Leivo shouldn't get in there.  Against the Jets (etc), Martin over Leivo is perfectly fine with me.

Yeah, this is basically where I'm at. I've accepted that Martin will never be a permanent press box fixture, and he probably wouldn't be on most NHL teams really. But with our depth there's no reason for him to play in every single game. Babs seems comfortable rotating the 4C and 6D right now even after convincing wins. Why not throw Leivo into a game once a week just to keep him fresh? Especially against teams like Chicago who really doesn't have any toughness to their game.

I really like Martin's honest attitude and work ethic but I also agree 100% with what you guys are saying.  Leivo/Fehr/Brown would be a decent 3rd line on most teams let alone 4th line.

 

[disco]

It was neat to some of the overtime combinations for the first time:

Matthews-Nylander-Gardiner
Kadri-Komorov-Reilly
Marner-Marleau-Zaitzev
Bozak-JVR-Reilly
Moore-Brown-Gardiner

Those weren't the combos (Komarov didn't play in OT and Moore was of course a healthy scratch so you're mistaking him for someone else). It went:

Kadri-Brown-Rielly
Matthews-Nylander-Gardiner
Marleau-Marner-Zaitsev
Bozak-JVR-Rielly
Kadri-Brown-Rielly
Matthews-Nylander-Gardiner

Thankfully, no Komarov or Hyman or Hainsey (/Hunwick) like we sometimes saw last year.

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It was neat to some of the POSSIBLE overtime combinations for the first time:

Well... I got three of the five right. My post wasn't meant to be the exact players on the ice for the overtime, just that it's cool to see what we can throw out there.