Hurricanes @ Leafs - Oct. 26th, 7:00pm - SNO, Fan 590

[CarltonTheBear]

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  3-3-1, 7 points | 7-2-0, 14 points

Projected Lines

Aho-Staal-Lindholm McGinn-Rask-Teravainen Skinner-Ryan-Williams Nordstrom-Kruger-Jooris Slavin-Pesce Hanifin-Faulk Fleury-Van Riemsdyk Darling ​

Hyman-Matthews-Nylander Marleau-Kadri-Komarov JVR-Bozak-Brown Martin-Moore-Marner Rielly-Hainsey Gardiner-Zaitsev Borgman-Polak Andersen​

Scratches

Janne Kuokkanen Klas Dahlbeck ​

Eric Fehr Josh Leivo Connor Carrick​

Game Notes

CAR
?Scott Darling (2-3-1, 2.64 GAA, .896 Sv%) will likely start for the Hurricanes
?Carolina looked like they were off to a promising start, going 3-1-1 in their first 5 games. But they they dropped 2 straight against Dallas and Tampa. They've been in 5 1-goal games so far this season
?Jeff Skinner is leading the way offensive for the Canes with 5 goals and 6 points in 7 games.

TOR
?Andersen (6-2-0, 3.24 GAA, .900 Sv%) will likely start for the Leafs
?JVR missed practice yesterday but Babs seemed to think he'd be ready to play tonight. Marner took his spot on the Bozak line while Leivo practiced on the 4th line in JVR's absence

Injuries

?Lee Stempniak - Hip - Questionable Thursday​

?Nathan Horton - Back - Out indefinitely ?Joffrey Lupul - Actually Injured - Out indefinitely ?James van Riemsdyk - Leg - Probable Thursday​

Stream Options

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[herman]

The dreaded red-coloured team that is the diametric opposite of the Leafs' build!

Can Slavin-Pesce shut down the Hyman-Matthews-Nylander line's transition game?

Which van Riemsdyk brother will win their parents' love?

Hanifin* vs Marner: Did the Leafs make the right choice?

FIND OUT TONIGHT

* they weren't going to pick Hanifin anyway.

 

[Zee]

I didn't realize that Lee Stempniak was still playing.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

I didn't realize that Lee Stempniak was still playing.

Yeah, he's only 34 years old. Scored 40 points last season, 51 the season before that. Nuts.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Hanifin* vs Marner: Did the Leafs make the right choice?

It's also Fleury vs Nylander: Did the Canes make the right choice*?

* No.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/923545435473510400

If JVR isn't 100% then there's no reason for him to play here. I mean even if he's 99% he should still sit. Why risk it. THIS very reason is why you have depth. Let Leivo play.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/923545435473510400

If JVR isn't 100% then there's no reason for him to play here. I mean even if he's 99% he should still sit. Why risk it. THIS very reason is why you have depth. Let Leivo play.

https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/923548600419807233

But that's always Lou's body language.
Trevor's gonna win this by default.

 

[Arn]

7pm Face off? Excellent!

 

[herman]

JvR is taking line rushes in his usual spot, so cancel the Leivo party.

 

[Bullfrog]

:'(

Sad face is for Leivo. I don't actually want him taking JvR's spot.

 

[cabber24]

:'(

Sad face is for Leivo. I don't actually want him taking JvR's spot.

JVR my first choice but I would go with Kapanen second, and third to Leivo.

To be honest I would love to see Leafs role 4 lines that included Leivo and Kapanen for Martin and Moore. Let's brake that mold of the checking line and 4th line goonery. Let's go with 4 dynamic scoring lines.

It feels like yesterday when Cliff Fletcher proclaimed Antropov was our only top 6 forward. 2008 Antropov would be maybe the 12th best forward on today's team. We have come so far... thank god we're here.

 

[Bullfrog]

Antropov was slightly better than Matt Martin and Leo Komarov.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Uhhh, 2008 Antropov would be the teams best left-winger.

 

[cujo4ever]

Go Leafs Go!

 

[Kaberle15]

I didn't realize that Lee Stempniak was still playing.

I still have nightmares of that trade

Anyway, Go Leafs Go!!!

 

[cabber24]

I didn't realize that Lee Stempniak was still playing.

I still have nightmares of that trade

Anyway, Go Leafss Go!!!

My Stemniak memories are mashed up with Yannic Pearrault for some reason. Coalivaco (the glass man) and STEEN!

 

[bustaheims]

JVR my first choice but I would go with Kapanen second, and third to Leivo.

For a longer-term injury, sure. But, to bother with that kind of roster shuffling for what might have been one game? Play the guy who is already on the NHL roster.

 

[herman]

A storyline for tonight that I forgot to mention is this is Andersen's night to show the team that drafted him what they missed out on.

Andersen's career numbers vs the Carolina Hurricanes

GP	W	L	T/O	GA	SA	SV	SV%	GAA	SO	PIM	TOI	EV GA	PP GA	SH GA
5	3	1	0	12	157	145	0.924	2.76	0	0	260:46:00	8	2	1

I don't know why the goals against numbers don't add up.

 

[rdowdall]

A storyline for tonight that I forgot to mention is this is Andersen's night to show the team that drafted him what they missed out on.

Andersen's career numbers vs the Carolina Hurricanes

GP	W	L	T/O	GA	SA	SV	SV%	GAA	SO	PIM	TOI	EV GA	PP GA	SH GA
5	3	1	0	12	157	145	0.924	2.76	0	0	260:46:00	8	2	1

I don't know why the goals against numbers don't add up.

Because of time on ice.  Goals would get prorated for a full game.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Because of time on ice.  Goals would get prorated for a full game.

I believe herm was referring to the fact that the EV, PP, and SH goal totals didn't add up to the 12 GA that the table showed. The answer to that problem is because one of the goals against was on a penalty shot.