Leafs @ Bruins - Dec. 10th, 7:00pm - CBC, TSN 1050

[CarltonTheBear]

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10-10-5, 25 points | 15-11-2, 32 points

Projected Lines

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

Marchand-Bergeron-Pastrnak Schaller-Krejci-Backes Spooner-Nash-Czarnik Blidh-Moore-Hayes Chara-Carlo Krug-McQuaid Miller-Miller Rask​

Scratches

Frank Corrado Connor Carrick Josh Leivo ​

Joe Morrow​

Game Notes

TOR
?Andersen will start for the Leafs
?Nylander was back on the Kadri line at practice yesterday, while Marincin was paired with Gardiner
?Leivo was practicing with the PP units yesterday, but not on a regular line
?The post-Peter Holland era begins

BOS
?Tuukka Rask (14-4-0, 1.79 GAA, .933 Sv%) will likely start for the Bruins
?Rask is back to posting Vezina-like numbers after a somewhat average season last year
?David Pastrnak is tied with Crosby for the lead-league in goals with 18
?Chara has just 1 goals and 5 assists in 22 games this season, he's on pace for his worst year offensively since his first season with Ottawa
Injuries

?Nathan Horton - Back - Out indefinitely ?Joffrey Lupul - ?\_(ツ)_/? - Out indefinitely ?Stephane Robidas - Old - Out indefinitely ?Josh Leivo - Convenient - NOT Injured Reserve​

?Matt Beleskey - Knee - Injured Reserve ?John-Michael Liles - Concussion - Injured Reserve ?Frank Vatrano - Foot - Injured Reserve​

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[herman]

Thanks, Carlton!

I don't think I'll ever fully understand the three-player carousel for the 4D slot when 5/6 are both worse than at least two of the options.

Anyway, makes sense playing the bigger Marincin against the Bs tonight and the faster Carrick against the Avs tomorrow. Thanks, schedule makers, for a b2b with travel.

 

[L K]

I certainly hope that Polak and Hunwick playing over guys like Carrick and Corrado makes sense to someone because I'm not seeing it.

 

[ZBBM]

We all know the Bruins reek. How is it that they are way ahead of us?  *<puzzlement>*

 

[Boston Leaf]

Turned down free tickets for this one. Beer is cheaper at my house.. Also dont need to deal with those idiot Bruin fans

 

[herman]

We all know the Bruins reek. How is it that they are way ahead of us?  *<puzzlement>*

Rask is running at a 0.933 save percentage.
The team as a whole has a 54.56% CF% at 5v5 (score and venue adjusted), 1st in the league. We are 13th with 51.22%.

David Pastrnak, one of Nylander's BFFs, is riding shotgun to Corsi-gods Patrice Bergeron (63.7%) and Brad Marchand (63.2%), and is shooting the lights out at 23.1% with an impressive CF% of 62.9%.

The team overall is very good at limiting shots against, while the Bergeron line does most of the damage. Krejci's takes advantage of the softer match ups. Anything that gets through is swallowed up by Rask.

Their weakness is that they are a top-heavy team. There isn't much left if any of their top core players drops off or hits an injury slide.

 

[freer]

Lets make 2 in a row over stupid Bruins.

Go Leafs Go

3-2 leafs

 

[cujo4ever]

Go Leafs Go!

 

[disco]

I still think Pogge has untapped potential and we can win that trade...

 

[Tigger]

Kyle Bukauskas looks like he got Rick rolled.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

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He's ours.

 

[ZBBM]

We all know the Bruins reek. How is it that they are way ahead of us?  *<puzzlement>*

Rask is running at a 0.933 save percentage.
The team as a whole has a 54.56% CF% at 5v5 (score and venue adjusted), 1st in the league. We are 13th with 51.22%.

David Pastrnak, one of Nylander's BFFs, is riding shotgun to Corsi-gods Patrice Bergeron (63.7%) and Brad Marchand (63.2%), and is shooting the lights out at 23.1% with an impressive CF% of 62.9%.

The team overall is very good at limiting shots against, while the Bergeron line does most of the damage. Krejci's takes advantage of the softer match ups. Anything that gets through is swallowed up by Rask.

Their weakness is that they are a top-heavy team. There isn't much left if any of their top core players drops off or hits an injury slide.

You're an amazing contributor to this site, man.  My question was entirely in jest, driven by my dislike for Boston.  Thanks for the explanation.

 

[ZBBM]

Zaitsev looked baffled at this Rancourt spectacle.

 

[ZBBM]

Apologies folks, I can't help myself.  That man is freaking AWFUL.

 

[Tigger]

Good early save from Andersen

 

[Kin]

That's the second time in recent memory Craig Simpson has referred to the "old saying" that it's "never too late to go back to the front of the net". Has anyone ever heard that before?

 

[bustaheims]

Apologies folks, I can't help myself.  That man is freaking AWFUL.

I was wondering where the clowns and elephants were. He looked like the ringmaster at the circus.

 

[Kin]

Tough for Marincin but I'm not sure what the call would be there. Tripping?

 

[bustaheims]

Tough for Marincin but I'm not sure what the call would be there. Tripping?

Boarding, possibly.

Rule 45. Board Checking and Checking from Behind
a. A minor or major penalty, at the discretion of the Referee based upon the degree of violence of the impact with the boards, shall be imposed on any player who bodychecks, cross-checks, elbows, charges or trips an opponent in such a manner that causes the opponent to be thrown violently into the boards.

 

[disco]

He pushed his skate with his stick. Dirty, dirty, dirty. His right skate.