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Lightning @ Leafs - Apr. 6th, 7:30pm - TSN, TSN 1050

CarltonTheBear

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39-30-10, 88 points | 39-25-15, 93 points

Projected Lines


Palat-Point-Kucherov
Erne-Johnson-Namestnikov
Killorn-Gourde-Drouin
Vermin-McKegg-Dumont

Hedman-Dotchin
Stralman-Witkowski
Coburn-Sustr

Vasilevskiy

             
Hyman-Matthews-Nylander
Komarov-Kadri-Brown
JVR-Bozak-Marner
Martin-Boyle-Kapanen

Gardiner-Zaitsev
Rielly-Carrick
Hunwick-Polak

Andersen

Scratches

J.T. Brown
Michael Bournival
Cory Conacher
Jason Garrison

Code:
     
Martin Marincin
Alexey Marchenko
Ben Smith
Josh Leivo
Nikita Soshnikov

Game Notes

TB
?Vasilevskiy (20-17-7, 2.67 GAA, .915 Sv%) will likely start for the Lightning
?Vasilevskiy went on a tear post-Bishop trade, but has since come back to earth. He's just 3-4-1 with a .900 Sv% in his last 8 games
?All eyes have been on Steven Stamkos at Tampa's practices lately. He's considered day to day but it's looking more and more likely that he won't return in the regular season
?Tyler Johnson returned to Tampa's lineup on Sunday after missing 11 games with a lower body injury, but was limited to just 15:32 in ice-time. He is not fully recovered from that injury
?This is a must win game for Tampa. They need to win their final 3 games in regulation/OT for even a chance to make the playoffs

TOR
?Andersen (33-15-14, 2.65 GAA, .919 Sv%) will start for the Leafs
?There was no update on Boyle yesterday, so we'll have to wait and see on that situation
?A win tonight clinches a playoff berth for the Leafs. It's that simple.

Injuries

?J.T. Brown - Undisclosed - Questionable Thursday
?Jason Garrison - Lower Body - Questionable Thursday
?Cedric Paquette - Leg - Injured Reserve
?Ryan Callahan - Hip - Injured Reserve
?Steven Stamkos - Knee - Day to day
Code:
     
?Nathan Horton - Back - Out indefinitely
?Joffrey Lupul - ?\_(?)_/? - Out indefinitely
?Stephane Robidas - Old - Out indefinitely
?Eric Fehr - Hand - Out indefinitely
?Nikita Soshnikov - Undisclosed - Day to day
?Josh Leivo - Undisclosed - Day to day
?Brian Boyle - Upper Body - Questionable Thursday

Stream Options

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The set-up for this match doesn't need much elaboration.

Win and they're in, lose and there's a bad moon a-rising.
 
Zee said:
I have to believe Stamkos is dressing tonight.  Desperation time for Tampa.

Stamkos and Johnson on ice for practice, neither in line rushes, though. Both look like game time decisions.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
Boyle's in tonight.

I like what he has brought and is happy with 4th
line and spot duty higher. I think he'd make the 4th
line one of the better ones on the league. I'd be in favor
of signing him for 3 hopefully not 4 years at $3-$3.5.

May not be realistic in this NHL though.
 
lamajama said:
CarltonTheBear said:
Boyle's in tonight.

I like what he has brought and is happy with 4th
line and spot duty higher. I think he'd make the 4th
line one of the better ones on the league. I'd be in favor
of signing him for 3 hopefully not 4 years at $3-$3.5.

May not be realistic in this NHL though.

He makes $2M now. I wouldn't go much higher than that.
 
mirtle: The Lightning tonight:

Palat - Point - Kucherov
Killorn - Gourde - Conacher
Namestnikov - Drouin - Erne
Dumont - McKegg - Bournival

No Stammer. No Johnson.
 
Bullfrog said:
lamajama said:
CarltonTheBear said:
Boyle's in tonight.

I like what he has brought and is happy with 4th
line and spot duty higher. I think he'd make the 4th
line one of the better ones on the league. I'd be in favor
of signing him for 3 hopefully not 4 years at $3-$3.5.

May not be realistic in this NHL though.

He makes $2M now. I wouldn't go much higher than that.

I wasn't aware. I thought he was closer to the $3
mil mark. Unfortunately UFA's are a little nuts
 
bustaheims said:
mirtle: The Lightning tonight:

Palat - Point - Kucherov
Killorn - Gourde - Conacher
Namestnikov - Drouin - Erne
Dumont - McKegg - Bournival

No Stammer. No Johnson.

Yeah, if they can't get it done against that crop they are probably not playoff ready.
 
That was a minor league play there from Kapanen, throws the puck away blindly just inside his own blueline  while trying to avoid a big hit, not saying he should just take the hit, but he absolutely has to make sure it goes out first.
 
WhatIfGodWasALeaf said:
That was a minor league play there from Kapanen, throws the puck away blindly just inside his own blueline  while trying to avoid a big hit, not saying he should just take the hit, but he absolutely has to make sure it goes out first.

If I recall the play correctly, that was Jake Dotchin lining him up for the hit, who is the same guy that Marchand speared and also the same Syracuse Crunch player that boarded Kapanen earlier in the year. 
 

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