Leafs @ Wings - Mar. 13th, 7:30pm - SN, Fan 590

[CarltonTheBear]

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22-34-11, 55 points | 34-23-11, 79 points

Projected Lines

Soshnikov-Kadri-Komarov Parenteau-Nylander-Hyman Greening-Laich-Holland Michalek-Smith-Grabner Marincin-Rielly Gardiner-Carrick Valiev-Corrado Bernier ​

Abdelkader-Zetterberg-Larkin Tatar-Datsyuk-Athanasiou Nyquist-Sheahan-Pulkkinen Helm-Glendening-Richards Dekeyser-Quincey Ericsson-Green Smith-Marchenko Howard​

Scratches

Brad Boyes Byron Froese Matt Hunwick Viktor Loov ​

Tomas Jurco​

Game Notes

TOR
?Bernier will start for the Leafs
?Toronto will get set to play their first game of the weekend

DET
?Howard (8-10, 2.82 GAA, .907 Sv%) likely starts for the Wings
?The Wings played last night, beating the Rangers but lost defencemen Niklas Kronwall to a knee sprain for a few weeks
?Detroit is involved in a 3-team race for the 2 wild card spots in the East. Three points separate Detroit, Pittsburgh, and Philly, with Philly on the outside but having the best last-10 record

Injuries

?Stephane Robidas - Old - Out indefinitely ?James van Riemsdyk - Foot - Out for season ?Joffrey Lupul - Lower Body - Out for season ?Matt Hunwick - Groin - Out for season ?Tyler Bozak - Concussion - Injured Reserve ?Byron Froese - Hand - Out indefinitely ?Viktor Loov - Undisclosed - Day to day ?Brad Boyes - Shoulder - Day to day ​

?Niklas Kronwall - Knee - Injured Reserve ?Drew Miller - Knee - Injured Reserve ?Johan Franzen - Concussion - Injured Reserve​

Stream Options

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http://onhockey.tv/
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[Heroic Shrimp]

TOR
?Toronto will get set to play their first game of the weekend

Nice.

 

[ZBBM]

TOR
?Toronto will get set to play their first game of the weekend

Nice.

Seconded

 

[Highlander]

Or maybe they won't play all weekend!  However I bet Babs has them up for the Wings

 

[herman]

Quite the pass by Carrick to spring Kadri.
Too bad Kadri tried to stickhandle it into the net.

 

[McGarnagle]

Quite the pass by Carrick to spring Kadri.
Too bad Kadri tried to stickhandle it into the net.

Meh, nothing wrong with trying the deke. What babcock won't like is the cough up he made right after to give the wings the 2 on 1.

 

[herman]

Quite the pass by Carrick to spring Kadri.
Too bad Kadri tried to stickhandle it into the net.

Meh, nothing wrong with trying the deke. What babcock won't like is the cough up he made right after to give the wings the 2 on 1.

Definitely not a problem going for the deke, since he's better at it than shooting. Mrazek made a great play reading the deke the whole way.

 

[Beowulf]

Nylander reminds me a lot of Kadri in his early seasons. Obviously skilled but raw in the defensive zone and gets knocked off the puck easily. Nylander is a better skater though (and on faceoffs so far), the rest is just gaining strength and experience; it'll come.

 

[herman]

Nylander reminds me a lot of Kadri in his early seasons. Obviously skilled but raw in the defensive zone and gets knocked off the puck easily. Nylander is a better skater though (and on faceoffs so far), the rest is just gaining strength and experience; it'll come.

First big test, as noted by the SN commentators: Babcock letting Nylander's line get matched up against Zetterberg.

He's doing okay so far. Very heady player.

Also: Kadri's line gets Datsyuk, i.e. Soshnikov gets to meet his hero.

 

[herman]

Nylander putting on a possession clinic in the Detroit zone. Those nasty behind-the-back forward passes...

 

[McGarnagle]

hmm. I'd have thought should count.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Why is that no goal?

 

[McGarnagle]

Why is that no goal?

Bizarre. It didn't hit his hand, or even his arm. he kind of moved his shoulder a bit, but I didn't think that would make a difference.

 

[herman]

I guess it's similar to a 'kicking motion'.

 

[TML fan]

Quite the pass by Carrick to spring Kadri.
Too bad Kadri tried to stickhandle it into the net.

Kadri favours the backhand when he dekes. Mrazek read him like a book.

 

[McGarnagle]

I guess it's similar to a 'kicking motion'.

According to Rule 78.5 (i) "Apparent goals shall be disallowed when the puck has been directed, batted or thrown into the net by an attacking player other than with a stick."

I guess any forward motion of any body part qualifies under that broad rule. I could have sworn I've seen similar goals count in the past.

 

[TML fan]

Would be nice if some of these slashes got called.

 

[herman]

I guess it's similar to a 'kicking motion'.

According to Rule 78.5 (i) "Apparent goals shall be disallowed when the puck has been directed, batted or thrown into the net by an attacking player other than with a stick."

I guess any forward motion of any body part qualifies under that broad rule. I could have sworn I've seen similar goals count in the past.

Thanks, McGarnagle. I was just about to post that too.
If Smith had just skated directly to the net and the puck fell in accordingly with the shoulder movement, it'd have counted.

 

[Tigger]

That's a toughie no goal for sure.

 

[Tigger]

Would be nice if some of these slashes got called.

...and trips and interference.