Jets @ Leafs - Mar. 9th, 7:00pm - TSN4, Fan 590

[CarltonTheBear]

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15-8-1, 31 points | 18-6-2, 38 points

Projected Lines

Stastny-Scheifele-Wheeler Connor-Dubois-Ehlers Copp-Lowry-Appleton Perreault-Thompson-Lewis Morrissey-Poolman Forbort-Pionk Beaulieu-DeMelo Hellebuyck ​

Thornton-Matthews-Marner Kerfoot-Tavares-Nylander Mikheyev-Engvall-Hyman Vesey-Boyd-Spezza Rielly-Brodie Muzzin-Holl Dermott-Bogosian Andersen​

Scratches

Jansen Harkins Sami Niku Anton Forsberg ​

Kenny Agostino Jack Campbell​

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Taxi Squad

Dominic Toninato Joona Luoto Logan Stanley Nelson Nogier ​

Nic Petan Alexander Barabanov Scott Sabourin Mikko Lehtonen Timothy Liljegren Joseph Woll​

Game Notes

WPG
?Hellebuyck (11-7-1, 2.73 GAA, .911 Sv%) will likely start for the Jets
?Dubois has 4 goals and 6 points in 9 games since being acquired by Winnipeg

TOR
?Andersen (12-4-2, 2.68 GAA, .906 Sv%) will likely start for the Leafs

Injuries

?Bryan Little - Head - Out for season​

?Jack Campbell - Lower Body - Questionable Tuesday ?Wayne Simmonds - Hand - Injured Reserve​

Stream Options

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[ZBBM]

I think it's risky to play Matthews when he said himself his injury needs time to heal.  It's not like we are in any danger of missing the playoffs, and the team has shown it can win without him.

 

[Frank E]

I think it's risky to play Matthews when he said himself his injury needs time to heal.  It's not like we are in any danger of missing the playoffs, and the team has shown it can win without him.

It might be one of those situations where the player wants to just play though it.

I'd think the Leafs are smart enough to weigh the risk factor here, and determined that he can do so.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

It's crazy that we've played the Oilers 7 times this season and the Jets just once. What a weird schedule. This is gonna be a big series though. I see Winnipeg as the 2nd best team in the division (defence is poop but Hellebuyck is good enough to overcome that).

 

[L K]

His wrist clearly isn't ok.  I'm going to leave it with the team on whether he is better off sitting vs. playing.  He still has 15 shots on goal in the 3 games since coming back and there are at least a good half dozen missed/blocked shots on top of that. 

 

[Bender]

I think it's risky to play Matthews when he said himself his injury needs time to heal.  It's not like we are in any danger of missing the playoffs, and the team has shown it can win without him.

It might be one of those situations where the player wants to just play though it.

I'd think the Leafs are smart enough to weigh the risk factor here, and determined that he can do so.

I would prefer they rest him but they half almost a week off coming up.

 

[bustaheims]

It's crazy that we've played the Oilers 7 times this season and the Jets just once. What a weird schedule. This is gonna be a big series though. I see Winnipeg as the 2nd best team in the division (defence is poop but Hellebuyck is good enough to overcome that).

Agreed. As much as I like the short series aspect of this schedule, it hasn't been super well balanced.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1369318801431531523
Guaranteeing a win tonight, since we went 0-2 while CJ had that tweet up.

 

[cujo4ever]

GO LEAFS GO!

 

[Zee]

Time for the Leafs to take out the trash tonight

 

[barney_rebel]

We better rule man

 

[ZBBM]

I want to see Freddie turn in a dominant performance.  No iffy ones.

 

[ZBBM]

Bad 2 on 1, good PK though.

 

[ZBBM]

Whoa, dangerous pass there by Tavares.

 

[barney_rebel]

We rule man

 

[ZBBM]

HYYYYYYMEISTER

 

[Bullfrog]

Well that came out of nowhere.

 

[azzurri63]

Wow brutal defence by the Jets.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Yeah, Hyman's not going anywhere.

 

[Guilt Trip]

That was nice by Hyman but man brutal by the D man there. Let him go to the net.