Panthers @ Leafs - Oct. 27th, 7:30pm - TSN4, Fan 590

[CarltonTheBear]

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3-2-1, 7 points | 1-2-3, 5 points

Projected Lines

Marchessault-Barkov-Jagr Rau-Trocheck-Smith McCann-Malgin-Sceviour McKegg-MacKenzie-Harper Yandle-Ekblad Matheson-Demers Pysyk-Petrovic Luongo ​

Komarov-Kadri-Brown JVR-Bozak-Marner Hyman-Matthews-Nylander Martin-Smith-Griffith Rielly-Zaitsev Gardiner-Carrick Marincin-Polak Andersen​

Scratches

Jussi Jokinen Shawn Thornton Steven Kampfer ​

Frank Corrado Matt Hunwick Peter Holland​

Line-up Notes

FLA
?Luongo will start for the Panthers
?Reimer will serve as back-up, despite Lu (jokingly) claiming that he'd let James take all the Toronto games after AM's 4-goal night
?Jonathan Marchessault, Huberdeau's injury replacement on FLA's top line, leads the team in scoring with 3 goals, 5 assists, and 8 points in 6 games

TOR
?Andersen will start for the Leafs
?Based on Wednesday's practice lines, Holland and Polak will watch from the pressbox while Marincin returns to the line-up and Seth Griffith makes his Leafs debut
?UPDATE: This morning's practice lines though indicate that it's Hunwick who will sit on D, not Polak

Injuries

?Jussi Jokinen - Knee - Doubtful Thursday ?Jonathan Huberdeau - Achilles - Injured Reserve ?Nick Bjugstad - Hand - Injured Reserve​

?Nathan Horton - Back - Out indefinitely ?Joffrey Lupul - ?\_(ツ)_/? - Out indefinitely ?Stephane Robidas - Old - Out indefinitely ?Josh Leivo - Inconvenient - Injured Reserve​

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[Kaberle15]

CTB, I imagine that Polak can't be on the game and at the pressbox at the same time...

Rielly-Carrick
Gardiner-Zaitsev


Anyway, a better effort from D and the Goalie would be nice.

Go Kids Go!!!

 

[CarltonTheBear]

CTB, I imagine that Polak can't be on the game and at the pressbox at the same time...

I noticed that and was just about to write "the best part about posting these in the morning is that no one's awake to check your mistakes"

And it'll be Rielly-Zaitsev, Gardiner,Carrick.

 

[Kaberle15]

And it'll be Rielly-Zaitsev, Gardiner,Carrick.

a Better fit on D, for sure.

In my defence I am in at GMT - 2 clock... or, 2 hours ahead in time...

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Anyway it'll be interesting to see Seth Griffith get a chance. Although playing with Martin and Smith isn't exactly putting him in the best position to succeed.

 

[Kin]

 

[Kin]

Anyway it'll be interesting to see Seth Griffith get a chance. Although playing with Martin and Smith isn't exactly putting him in the best position to succeed.

Yeah, if the 4th line is going to keep getting the ice time they've been getting it'd be nice for them to develop an identity beyond "Here's our 3 worst forwards".

 

[Arn]

I have a good feeling about this one tonight.

3-1 win.

 

[McGarnagle]

3-1 sounds about right. I think Florida takes it though.

By the by, what happened to Kulikov? I remember the leafs being rumored with interest at one point.... edit- traded to buffalo over the summer. Must have missed that one.

 

[Kin]

By the by, what happened to Kulikov? I remember the leafs being rumored with interest at one point....

Traded to our old Friends down the QEW.

 

[TBLeafer]

They have a big hit to their roster.  Down Bjugstad, Huberdeau and Jokinen.  If we can't win with our firepower, something is seriously wrong.

GO LEAFS GO!!!

 

[Arn]

3-1 sounds about right. I think Florida takes it though.

You're probably right. We haven't had a game where we've struggled to score yet, we can't keep going at ~4 goals per game

Sadly

 

[Zee]

Going out on a limb here predicting Andersen will play a solid game tonight.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Anyway it'll be interesting to see Seth Griffith get a chance. Although playing with Martin and Smith isn't exactly putting him in the best position to succeed.

Yeah, if the 4th line is going to keep getting the ice time they've been getting it'd be nice for them to develop an identity beyond "Here's our 3 worst forwards".

Leipsic/Soshnikov/Rychel-Holland-Griffith would be pretty cool.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

A twist! It's apparently Marincin-Polak on the bottom pairing. Hunwick and Corrado sitting.

 

[herman]

Leipsic/Soshnikov/Rychel-Holland-Griffith would be pretty cool.

Yes please.

 

[herman]

Slight change to the line up tonight: Marincin - Polak in, Hunwick and Corrado scratched alongside Holland per Kristen Shilton.

Hunwick with a 'lower body' ailment.

 

[Highlander]

I wonder when Frankie C will get some playing time, is it me or am I imagining that Frankie looks pretty steady when he is on the ice.

 

[Deebo]

Hunwick has lower-body injury and will not play tonight, per Babcock via Shilton.

 

[LuncheonMeat]

Slight change to the line up tonight: Marincin - Polak in, Hunwick and Corrado scratched alongside Holland per Kristen Shilton.

Hunwick with a 'lower body' ailment.

Yeah, Andersen took him out a la Tonya Harding. I think his strategy just may work.

4-2 Leafs