Penguins @ Leafs - Oct. 31th, 7:00pm - CBC, Fan 590

[CarltonTheBear]

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6-4-0, 12 points | 1-6-2, 4 points 

Projected Lines

Dupuis-Crosby-Hornqvist  Perron-Malkin-Kessel Kunitz-Bonino-Bennett Porter-Cullen-Sprong Letang-Cole Scuderi-Maatta Lovejoy-Dumoulin Fleury ​

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

Scratches

Adam Clendening Sergei Plotnikov ​

Brad Boyes Scott Harrington  ​

Line-up Notes

PIT
?Fleury will likely start for the Penguins
?Crosby has 5 points in 10 games, but has been left off the scoresheet in 8 of 10 games
?Kessel has a 3 game point streak, and 3 goals in his past 5 games

TOR
?Bernier will get the start again for the Leafs

Injuries

?Eric Fehr - Elbow - Injured Reserve                               ?Bryan Rust - Arm - Injured Reserve​

?Stephane Robidas - Old - Out indefinitely ?Nick Spaling - Undisclosed - Injured Reserve ?Scott Harrington - Upper Body - Questionable Saturday​

Stream Options

https://www.reddit.com/r/NHLstreams
http://vaughnlive.tv/leafstreamer
http://gofirstrow.eu/sport/ice-hockey.html
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[Kaberle15]

Spooky night, eh

Crosby slump will be over tonight.
Anything but a regulation loss will be a surprise

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

No welcome back video tribute for Kessel tonight, apparently.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

No welcome back video tribute for Kessel tonight, apparently.

We'll probably have one for Randy though when Anaheim plays at the ACC next.

 

[rdowdall]

No welcome back video tribute for Kessel tonight, apparently.

I don't remember one for Clark when he came back with the Nordiques, or when Gilmour came back the first time either.  Might be that it wasn't en vogue to do so at the time.  The only one of note that I remember was Sundins when he came back with the Canucks.

 

[hockeyfan1]

Holy Penguins, Leafs fans!  It's Halloween...the return of Phil!
      Ssssounds sssspooky...OH MY......!

           

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

No welcome back video tribute for Kessel tonight, apparently.

I don't remember one for Clark when he came back with the Nordiques, or when Gilmour came back the first time either.  Might be that it wasn't en vogue to do so at the time.  The only one of note that I remember was Sundins when he came back with the Canucks.

They did a video tribute for Darcy Tucker in 2009 in his first game back against Toronto.  Apparently even Carl Gunnarsson got one according to someone at the game.

I know there have been others I just can't remember them right now.

 

[rdowdall]

No welcome back video tribute for Kessel tonight, apparently.

I don't remember one for Clark when he came back with the Nordiques, or when Gilmour came back the first time either.  Might be that it wasn't en vogue to do so at the time.  The only one of note that I remember was Sundins when he came back with the Canucks.

They did a video tribute for Darcy Tucker in 2009 in his first game back against Toronto.  Apparently even Carl Gunnarsson got one according to someone at the game.

I know there have been others I just can't remember them right now.

Forgot about the one for Tucker.  Didn't realize they did one for Carl Gunnarsson.  I'm a fence sitter when it comes to doing one for Kessel.

 

[Joe S.]

The leafs better pick up the pace otherwise they won't make the playoffs this year.

 

[Kin]

As much as I like Kessel it strikes me as pretty ridiculous that you'd pay much tribute to someone who both spent a relatively short and success-free time here.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

As much as I like Kessel it strikes me as pretty ridiculous that you'd pay much tribute to someone who both spent a relatively short and success-free time here.

Averaged about 33.5 goals a year over 5.5 years with the teams, worth a mention, I just hope they don't go over the top with it.

 

[Kin]

Averaged about 33.5 goals a year over 5.5 years with the teams, worth a mention, I just hope they don't go over the top with it.

And all of those seasons were pretty disappointing ones. Typically one of the prerequisites for nostalgia is happy memories.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Averaged about 33.5 goals a year over 5.5 years with the teams, worth a mention, I just hope they don't go over the top with it.

And all of those seasons were pretty disappointing ones. Typically one of the prerequisites for nostalgia is happy memories.

Those goals tended to be my happiest memories of the team over that period, I'm fine wit them giving him a stick tap.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

I'm fine wit them giving him a stick tap.

Yeah I mean they wouldn't be retiring his number, these are short video tributes during a TV timeout. Seems weird to not do it for someone who was the teams best player for the past 6 seasons, and for a 3-year stretch was one of the leagues most productive players while wearing a Maple Leafs jersey.

 

[Kin]

Those goals tended to be my happiest memories of the team over that period, I'm fine wit them giving him a stick tap.

I don't have super strong feelings about it either way but I would guess that if they don't it's because they know it might very well lead to him getting booed.

 

[showmethemoneyman]

i'd vote for the stick tap time out video mention , but not a whole big tribute

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Yep, dumb crowd.

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

Yep, dumb crowd.

Sorry, not watching it right now,  did they boo Phil?

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Phil needs to salute the crowd at some point. That'd be the absolute greatest troll job.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Phil needs to salute the crowd at some point. That'd be the absolute greatest troll job.

Healy just made the dumbest possible comment.  They had some graphic up showing Kessel's offensive production and there was some comment about it being in the same breath as Sundin and so Healy said "what would those be over his last 21 games here?"

The mind boggles.