Leafs @ Hurricanes - Dec. 18th, 7:00pm - TSN4, TSN 1050

[CarltonTheBear]

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19-9-3, 41 pts | 8-19-3, 19 pts

Projected Lines

JVR-Bozak-Kessel Winnik-Kadri-Santorelli   Lupul-Holland-Clarkson  Booth-Smith-Panik Phaneuf-Franson Gardiner-Holzer Rielly-Robidas Bernier ​

Gerbe-Staal-Dwyer Boychuk-Nash-Terry Skinner-Rask-Lindholm Malone-McClement-Shugg Sekera-Faulk Harrison-Gleason Hainsey-Jordan Ward​

Scratches

Leo Komarov ​

Brett Bellemore John-Michael Liles Jiri Tlusty​

Line-up Notes

TOR
?Bernier will likely start for the Leafs, to be confirmed at the morning skate
?Polak is eligible to return to the line-up tonight, if he does it's not known yet who will come out

CAR
?Ward will likely start for the Hurricanes
?Tlusty, Semin, and Nestrasil are all confirmed to be out with injuries, Liles is questionable
?From NHL.com: "Carolina has lost six straight games in regulation, scoring one goal in each. The Hurricanes are 3-13-0 in their past 16 games. Carolina has scored one power-play goal in its past seven games (1 for 21)."

Injuries

?Roman Polak - Knee - Questionable Thursday ?Leo Komarov - Concussion - Day to day​

?John-Michael Liles - Illness - Questionable Thursday ?Jiri Tlusty - Undisclosed - Out Thursday ?Andej Nestrasil - Upper Body - Injured Reserve ?Alexander Semin - Lower Body - Injured Reserve ?Jordan Staal - Leg - Injured Reserve​

Stream Options

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http://ourleafs.blogspot.ca/
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[Peter D.]

I smell a 3-nothing shutout victory.

 

[Arn]

I smell a 3-nothing shutout victory.

For Carolina?

 

[Kin]

Well, if you have to get into a stretch on the road I guess this is the team to do it against. Shame about the Tlusty-Liles injuries because I'd imagine it's not too often you see a team with 5 ex-Leafs on the team including three defensemen.

 

[Boston Leaf]

I don't like the smell of this game at all. It is the kind of game we usually lose... i hope i am wrong

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Well, if you have to get into a stretch on the road I guess this is the team to do it against. Shame about the Tlusty-Liles injuries because I'd imagine it's not too often you see a team with 5 ex-Leafs on the team including three defensemen.

It always amazes me that Jay Harrison is an everyday NHLer. Never thought he'd be any more than a #7 guy or that he would still be in the league after 30 (Also: holy crap Jay Harrison is 32 years old). Putting up 20-ish points a season too lately which isn't bad for a defenceman like him.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

I don't like the smell of this game at all. It is the kind of game we usually lose... i hope i am wrong

I feel like I read something like this from someone every game thread.

 

[Kin]

I think it might be a sign of how bad Carolina is that I'm like 90% sure that most of what Carlton wrote in as their bottom 6 are just made up names so he wouldn't have to actually look them up. There's no way "Shugg" is real.

 

[bustaheims]

Carolina is one of those cities the Leafs have struggled in recently. They haven't won a game there since March 17, 2011. The also seem to struggle against the Canes in general - 3-6-1 against them since the start of the 11/12 season.

 

[caver]

I think it might be a sign of how bad Carolina is that I'm like 90% sure that most of what Carlton wrote in as their bottom 6 are just made up names so he wouldn't have to actually look them up. There's no way "Shugg" is real.

;D ;D Shugg is real... he's a good Niagara Falls boy...

 

[crazyperfectdevil]

Carolina has lost as many in a row as the leafs have won ...I don't see why either team should upset their respective streaks.

 

[freer]

I think it might be a sign of how bad Carolina is that I'm like 90% sure that most of what Carlton wrote in as their bottom 6 are just made up names so he wouldn't have to actually look them up. There's no way "Shugg" is real.

;D ;D Shugg is real... he's a good Niagara Falls boy...

5 -2 leafs. Clarkson with 2 pts

 

[freer]

Anything on Polak for this evening

 

[Kin]

Anything on Polak for this evening

I've heard that he's thinking of going with a nice baked chicken for dinner with some pasta and maybe a mineral water. Something substantial but too fatty.

 

[ZBBM]

I doubt if anyone remembers this but a few years back we were chasing a playoff spot and playing well and went down to Carolina for a game in late Feb and Weekes, their b/u at the time, shut us out.  I think that was one of those years we missed the playoffs by a point or two.

That's what this game smells like, y'all.

 

[ZBBM]

Anything on Polak for this evening

I've heard that he's thinking of going with a nice baked chicken for dinner with some pasta and maybe a mineral water. Something substantial but too fatty.

Speaking of cuisine, had any latkes yet this Hanukkah season?  I want some.

 

[Kin]

Anything on Polak for this evening

I've heard that he's thinking of going with a nice baked chicken for dinner with some pasta and maybe a mineral water. Something substantial but too fatty.

Speaking of cuisine, had any latkes yet this Hanukkah season?  I want some.

I don't see the family until the weekend so no. But when I do...sufganiyot, watch out!

 

[bustaheims]

I don't see the family until the weekend so no. But when I do...sufganiyot, watch out!

It truly is the most wonderful time of the year!

 

[Highlander]

except for spot checks!! :'(

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

I doubt if anyone remembers this but a few years back we were chasing a playoff spot and playing well and went down to Carolina for a game in late Feb and Weekes, their b/u at the time, shut us out.  I think that was one of those years we missed the playoffs by a point or two.

That's what this game smells like, y'all.

I don't want to say you're remembering wrong, but Weekes was only a Hurricane from 2001-02 to 2003-04 and his last shutout in the NHL was in 2003-04.