Leafs @ Capitals - Oct. 13th, 7:00pm - CBC, TSN 1050

[CarltonTheBear]

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4-1-0, 8 points | 2-1-1, 5 points

Projected Lines

Hyman-Tavares-Marner Marleau-Matthews-Kapanen Lindholm-Kadri-Brown Leivo-Gauthier-Ennis Rielly-Hainsey Gardiner-Zaitsev Dermott-Marincin Andersen ​

Ovechkin-Kuznetsov-Connolly Vrana-Backstrom-Oshie Burakovsky-Eller-Stephenson Jaskin-Dowd-Smith Pelly Orlov-Niskanen Kempny-Carlson Orpik-Djoos Holtby​

Scratches

Andreas Johnsson Igor Ozhiganov Justin Holl ​

Nathan Walker Jayson Megna Madison Bowey    Tom Wilson ​

Game Notes

TOR
?Andersen (3-1-0, 3.28 GAA, .893 Sv%) will likely start for the Leafs
?The Leafs did not practice on Friday, so no word on any potential line changes. I'd expect the same as in Detroit but there's also the chance Babs swaps the 6D again
?The Leafs, as you may have already heard, will go into Saturday's action with the top-4 point scorers in the entire league

WSH
?Holtby (2-0-1, 2.98 GAA, .907 Sv%) will likely start for the Caps
?Kuznetsov has been leading the way early for the Caps offensively. He has 7 points in 4 games which has already caused some DC writers to put him in discussion for the Hart trophy. He'd be 5th on the Leafs in scoring
?Washington is of course without Tom Wilson for the time being, as he's currently serving his 20-game suspension for being Tom Wilson

Injuries

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?Travis Boyd - Lower Body - Out indefinitely​

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[Highlander]

Good, goon Wilson will not be there to maim any of our talent.  I hope his next infraction has him sent packing out of the league.

 

[lc9]

Why in the bananas are there no hockey games tonight??

Some teams have played 5 games, some 2, and the NBA starts next week. Limited competition tonight, and it?s the 2nd week.  I can?t believe there are no games. 

 

[Kaberle15]

Put 5+ past Washington in a win and maybe we all don't care about letting that many goals in.

Go Leafs Go!!!

 

[hockeyfan1]

Good, goon Wilson will not be there to maim any of our talent.  I hope his next infraction has him sent packing out of the league.

I was thinking the same.  Thank goodness he won't be there otherwise I was afraid he-d have gone after one of our players.  Lugheads like him ought to be banned outright.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/markhmasters/status/1051126927422119938

Johnsson and Oz come back into the line-up. Guessing we're going to be seeing that 6D spot flip back and forth for awhile before Babcock ultimately makes a decision there.

 

[Bullfrog]

I'm not sure Babcock is going to make a decision. I can see them swapping in and out all year.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

I'm not sure Babcock is going to make a decision. I can see them swapping in and out all year.

It's possible, but we know Babcock likes consistency. We saw this happen with the 4C spot last season when Moore and Fehr pretty much alternated all throughout October.

 

[herman]

I'm not sure Babcock is going to make a decision. I can see them swapping in and out all year.

It's possible, but we know Babcock likes consistency. We saw this happen with the 4C spot last season when Moore and Fehr pretty much alternated all throughout October.

He has said the first month is usually treated as an extension of training camp tryouts.

Leivo still out there dodging the pressbox.

 

[disco]

Go Leafs Go!

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

I am confident in saying that no matter what the outcome is tonight, it's gonna be "hyperbole Monday" on sports radio in a couple of days.

Not that you can't say that about every Saturday night game, but this one especially feels that way.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

Leivo still out there dodging the pressbox.

That one is still a bit of a mystery to me. I guess if he keeps up his production for a bit longer, he'll make it through waivers?

 

[cujo4ever]

Go Leafs Go!

 

[Zee]

I am confident in saying that no matter what the outcome is tonight, it's gonna be "hyperbole Monday" on sports radio in a couple of days.

Not that you can't say that about every Saturday night game, but this one especially feels that way.

Pastrnak had a hattrick today, 7 goals in 5 games. His name will be brought up with regards to Nylander many many times

 

[CarltonTheBear]

I am confident in saying that no matter what the outcome is tonight, it's gonna be "hyperbole Monday" on sports radio in a couple of days.

Not that you can't say that about every Saturday night game, but this one especially feels that way.

Pastrnak had a hattrick today, 7 goals in 5 games. His name will be brought up with regards to Nylander many many times

Yeah like "Pastrnak must be kicking himself for caving and taking such a team friendly contract when it's clear he deserved much more. No doubt his buddy Nylander feels the same way".

 

[lc9]

Man, this team is bad at starting games. 

 

[lc9]

Lol Matthews and Tavares just giving the puck to the caps. 

The turnovers have to stop.

 

[lc9]

Levio is really good at shooting it right in the bread basket of the goalie.

 

[azzurri63]

You know as much as everyone harps at this teams defence it's the forwards that need to do their job. Lazy back checking by Marleau on the first goal and Tavares with a brain fart on the PP that almost cost us again. Wow these are veterans that are making stupid mistakes.

 

[Guilt Trip]

Bad pinch by Zaitsev on the 1st goal.