Lightning @ Leafs - Dec. 15th, 7:30pm - SNO, TSN 1050

[CarltonTheBear]

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  15-13-3, 33 points | 10-13-5, 25 points 

Projected Lines

Namestnikov-Stamkos-Kucherov Killorn-Boyle-Marchessault Brown-Filppula-Callahan Gourde-Blunden Hedman-Stralman Carle-Garrison Coburn-Sustr Nesterov Vasilevskiy ​

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

Scratches

Jonathan Drouin Ondrej Palat Joel Vermin ​

James Reimer    Martin Marincin Joffrey Lupul​

Line-up Notes

TB
?Andrei Vasilevskiy will likely start for Tampa after Bishop played in their 2-1 win last night
?For 2-straight games now Tampa has started with 11 F and 7 D and has lost a forward to injury early in, forcing them to play with just 10 forwards
?STAMKOS

TOR
?Bernier makes his return to the Leafs and will start
?Frank Corrado will make his looooooooooong awaited debut with the Leafs
?Lupul said that he was hopeful to make his return tonight, but we'll have to wait for the morning skate to see for sure

Injuries

?Jonathan Drouin - Lower Body - Out Tuesday Tuesday ?Ondrej Palat - Undisclosed - Out Tuesday ?Joel Vermin - Hand - Out Tuesday ?Tyler Johnson - Undisclosed - Injured Reserve ?Erik Condra - Lower Body - Injured Reserve ?Cedric Paquette - Upper Body - Injured Reserve​

?Stephane Robidas - Old - Out indefinitely ?Joffrey Lupul - Lower Body - Questionable Tuesday ?James Reimer - Groin - Day to day​

Stream Options

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

Stamkos drank a coffee with his breakfast this morning.  Make of that what you will.  #StamkostoTO

 

[Kaberle15]

In honor od Frank Corrado loooooong awaited debut, the Leafs will only lose by 2.

 

[bustaheims]

Stamkos to the Leafs before the end of the 2nd. Book it.

 

[herman]

Good game for Corrado to debut as he'll be completely overshadowed by Stamkos' mere presence.

It'd be nice of Stamkos to help us/himself get Matthews by burying the Leafs in regulation.

 

[Peter D.]

6+ months until Stamkos comes home. 

 

[Frank E]

Stamkos has been pretty mediocre lately, so hopefully he gets back to business tonight so that we can continue to debate his fitness for the Leafs.

 

[Redleaf]

Auston Matthews & Steven Stamkos wouldn't be bad off-season acquisitions for the Leafs!

 

[Kin]

Hey, a hockey game. I remember when the Leafs played those.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Whoever came up with the Leafs schedule this year needs to be fired, then shot, then set on fire and then dumped in a volcano.

 

[bustaheims]

Whoever came up with the Leafs schedule this year needs to be fired, then shot, then set on fire and then dumped in a volcano.

Then fired again, out of a cannon, into the sun.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

I believe I read somewhere that the NHL is trying to make it so that every team gets a break like that per season.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

I believe I read somewhere that the NHL is trying to make it so that every team gets a break like that per season.

Yeah, starting next season it'll be mandated in either January or February. But this was just a fluke occurrence.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

I believe I read somewhere that the NHL is trying to make it so that every team gets a break like that per season.

I wonder if its an attempt to get teams used to playing more games closer together so that in Olympic years and the like it's not as much of a culture shock when they have to compress the schedule.

 

[ZBBM]

Whoever came up with the Leafs schedule this year needs to be fired, then shot, then set on fire and then dumped in a volcano.

Then fired again, out of a cannon, into the sun.

With "LOSER" tattooed across the corpse's forehead in Arial Bold.

 

[bustaheims]

I believe I read somewhere that the NHL is trying to make it so that every team gets a break like that per season.

I think the PA asked for something like that, yeah. And, every couple seasons, it seems like the Leafs have a break like this in the earlier parts of the season. I'm sure it happens to other teams, as well.

 

[L K]

Corrado and Lupul in.  Froese and Marincin out.  Byron Froese continues to be Babcock's golden child.

 

[ZBBM]

Honestly, I see no reason why Stamkos couldn't just defect to the Leafs during the first intermission.  It's not like it's very far from one dressing room to another.

COOPER: Hey 91 -- yeah, YOU, winger! -- where ya goin'?
STAMKOS: Just gonna step out to take a whiz. *runs*
COOPER: Haha, waited too long, did you?  You idiot!  Jeez, what a poltroon that guy -- uh, wait a minute ... the john's over HERE.  Uh-oh.

 

[herman]

Corrado and Lupul in. Boyes Froese and Marincin out.  Byron Froese continues to be Babcock's golden child.

Gardiner - Phaneuf**
Hunwick - Rielly*
Corrado* - Polak

* Now we can have three D-men playing their weak-side.
** Phaneuf likes that side for some reason

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Corrado and Lupul in. Boyes Froese and Marincin out.  Byron Froese continues to be Babcock's golden child.

Gardiner - Phaneuf**
Hunwick - Rielly*
Corrado* - Polak

* Now we can have three D-men playing their weak-side.
** Phaneuf likes that side for some reason

Nice to see them setting Corrado up for success by pairing him with the Betamax of defencemen.