Leafs @ Rangers - Oct. 30th, 7:00pm - SN360, Fan 590

[CarltonTheBear]

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  1-5-2, 4 points | 6-2-2, 14 points

Projected Lines

JVR-Kadri-Komarov Winnik-Bozak-Lupul Matthias-Holland-Parenteau Grabner-Froese-Boyes Gardiner-Phaneuf Hunwick-Rielly Marincin-Polak Bernier ​

Nash-Brassard-Zuccarello Kreider-Stepan-Fast Lindberg-Miller-Hayes Etem-Moore-Stoll McDonagh-Klein Yandle-Girardi Staal-Boyle Lundqvist​

Scratches

Nick Spaling Scott Harrington Richard Clune ​

Dylan McIlrath Victor Stalberg​

Line-up Notes

TOR
?Bernier will start for the Leafs
?Bozak and Gardiner are expected to return to the line-up, Spaling is still out
?Richard Clune was rotating with Boyes at practice yesterday on the 4th line, it's not known if he'll make his Leafs debut yet
?Harrington was the odd-man out at practice, which is very surprising to me

NYR
?Lundqvist will likely start for the Rangers


Injuries

?Stephane Robidas - Old - Out indefinitely ?Nick Spaling - Undisclosed - Doubtful Friday​

?Viktor Stalberg - Head - Out Friday              ​

Stream Options

https://www.reddit.com/r/NHLstreams
http://vaughnlive.tv/leafstreamer
http://gofirstrow.eu/sport/ice-hockey.html
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[Kin]

Call me an optimist but I'm really hoping Robidas figures out a way to come back from being old.

 

[Redleaf]

Call me an optimist but I'm really hoping Robidas figures out a way to come back from being old.

It never works for me.

 

[Kaberle15]

?Harrington was the odd-man out at practice, which is very surprising to me

Harrington has been really good. Maybe is for tank proposes.  :

 

[crazyperfectdevil]

I gotta say..pressure is just completely off this year..they lose games and i just shrug.  in my time being a leaf fan i can honestly say i've never cared so little about this team.  I just hope the feeling comes back when they actually have a team again.  but you know, go leafs go and all that jazz.

 

[bustaheims]

?Harrington was the odd-man out at practice, which is very surprising to me

Maybe just a rotation thing with games on back to back nights?

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

?Harrington was the odd-man out at practice, which is very surprising to me

Maybe just a rotation thing with games on back to back nights?

He and Rielly have been hands down their best unit the past few games, seems weird that he is the one being rotated, myabe he is carrying a minor injury that would benefit from an extra days rest.

 

[Zee]

I can't see a win tonight.

 

[Crucialness Key]

I can't see a win tonight.

Don't you mean, you can't ZEE a win tonight... heh heh heh *stabs self*

 

[bustaheims]

He and Rielly have been hands down their best unit the past few games, seems weird that he is the one being rotated, myabe he is carrying a minor injury that would benefit from an extra days rest.

He's also in his first full NHL season, though. I agree that he's been good, but rookies of his caliber get rotated out.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

He and Rielly have been hands down their best unit the past few games, seems weird that he is the one being rotated, myabe he is carrying a minor injury that would benefit from an extra days rest.

I noticed when Rielly was playing with Harrington he was on the right side, but when he was paired with Hunwick he played the left side. I think that his transition game is better suited for the right side. When he carries the puck he's able to cut into the middle on his forehand instead of backhand. So if he's staying with Hunwick hopefully he's on the right.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

He and Rielly have been hands down their best unit the past few games, seems weird that he is the one being rotated, myabe he is carrying a minor injury that would benefit from an extra days rest.

He's also in his first full NHL season, though. I agree that he's been good, but rookies of his caliber get rotated out.

Especially on back-to-backs.

 

[Kin]

I'm really not trying to be a jerk here or anything but is there going to be a point in this season where people will stop being puzzled by a roster/lineup decision that seems counter-intuitive to the purpose of winning as many games as possible?

 

[Frank E]

I'm really not trying to be a jerk here or anything but is there going to be a point in this season where people will stop being puzzled by a roster/lineup decision that seems counter-intuitive to the purpose of winning as many games as possible?

I'm not really puzzled, but I do think it runs a little counter to what was to be a "meritocracy" based lineup...at least, that's what Babcock was suggesting.

Like, the roster is bad, but the best bad players were supposed to play.

 

[bustaheims]

Like, the roster is bad, but the best bad players were supposed to play.

In the grand scheme of things, yes, but in individual games early in the season? Someone's gotta sit and everyone's gotta get into games.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

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The Clune-era begins!

 

[L K]

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The Clune-era begins!

Meaningless year and everything but I guarantee that Clune looks awful.

 

[Crucialness Key]

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The Clune-era begins!

ATTACK OF THE CLUNE

 

[bustaheims]

ATTACK OF THE CLUNE

I look forward to the hotly contested Clune Wars.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Harrington has an upper body injury.