Red Wings @ Leafs - Dec. 21st, 7:00pm - CBC, Fan 590

[CarltonTheBear]

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9-24-3, 21 points | 18-14-4, 40 points

Projected Lines

Mantha-Larkin-Zadina Fabbri-Filppula-Bertuzzi Helm-Glendening-Athanasiou Erne-Nielsen-Perlini Nemeth-Green Daley-Hronek Lashoff-Bowey Bernier ​

Hyman-Tavares-Marner Nylander-Matthews-Kapanen Engvall-Kerfoot-Mikheyev Timashov-Gauthier-Spezza Rielly-Barrie Muzzin-Holl Dermott-Ceci Hutchinson​

Scratches

Christoffer Ehn Justin Abdelkader Alex Biega ​

Trevor Moore Adam Brooks Martin Marincin​

Game Notes

DET
?Bernier (7-10-2, 3.26 GAA, .896 Sv%) will start for the Red Wings
?The Wings sit dead last in the league with 21 points and a goal differential of -62. Last season the Kings had the worst goal differential in the league at -61
?Justin Abdelkader found himself in the pressbox for Detroit's last game. He has 0 goals and 3 assists in 20 games this season. Last season he had just 1 goal in his last 41 games. I'm sure the 3 years he has left on his contract after this season at $4.25mil will fly by

TOR
?Hutchinson (0-5-1, 4.55 GAA, .876 Sv%) will start for the Leafs
?Hutchinson is probably looking at his last chance to get his first win of the season. Not being able to beat this Detroit team will likely earn him a trip back to the Marlies
?Toronto will look to win 4 games in a row for the very first time this season

Injuries

?Jonathan Ericsson - Nose - Injured Reserve ?Jimmy Howard - Groin - Injured Reserve ?Danny DeKeyser - Back - Injured Reserve​

?Andreas Johnsson - Leg - Injured Reserve​

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[WAYNEINIONA]

Hutch gets his first win of the year.

 

[ZBBM]

They'd better come out flying.  Outscoring Hutchinson is a tall order.

 

[OldTimeHockey]

They'd better come out flying.  Outscoring Hutchinson is a tall order.

Outscoring themselves is a tall order.

If this team wins, they better pick up Hutch on their shoulders and carry him around the ice.

 

[ZBBM]

They'd better come out flying.  Outscoring Hutchinson is a tall order.

Outscoring themselves is a tall order.

If this team wins, they better pick up Hutch on their shoulders and carry him around the ice.

Hmmm my humor may not have fully connected.

Anyway, even if they win handily it doesn't really tell us whether Hutchinson is up to the job.  He'd have to notch some wins against tougher competition.

 

[disco]

Go Leafs Go!

 

[OldTimeHockey]

They'd better come out flying.  Outscoring Hutchinson is a tall order.

Outscoring themselves is a tall order.

If this team wins, they better pick up Hutch on their shoulders and carry him around the ice.

Hmmm my humor may not have fully connected.

Anyway, even if they win handily it doesn't really tell us whether Hutchinson is up to the job.  He'd have to notch some wins against tougher competition.

Still missing it. Oh well.

 

[herman]

No chance for Brooks or Marincin tonight as they were just lined back to the Marlies. Trevor Moore is now activated.

Edit: Moore is confirmed a go for tonight.

 

[WAYNEINIONA]

No chance for Brooks or Marincin tonight as they were just lined back to the Marlies. Trevor Moore is now activated.

Edit: Moore is confirmed a go for tonight.

Who's coming out?

 

[Deebo]

No chance for Brooks or Marincin tonight as they were just lined back to the Marlies. Trevor Moore is now activated.

Edit: Moore is confirmed a go for tonight.

Who's coming out?

Timashov would be my guess.

 

[caver]

Timashov has looked pretty good....is Moore an upgrade?

 

[Highlander]

If it ain?t broke don?t fix it

 

[herman]

If I had to guess, Spezza would be a logical choice (load management). Gauthier and his two mini fridge goat whisperers

 

[WAYNEINIONA]

If it ain?t broke don?t fix it

That's what I was thinking. Is Moore an upgrade? I'm not too sure he will be.

 

[Deebo]

Looks like its Spezza is sitting.

 

[Zee]

C'mon Hutchinson!!!

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

HUTCH! HUTCH! HUTCH! HUTCH!

 

[Guilt Trip]

If it ain?t broke don?t fix it

That's what I was thinking. Is Moore an upgrade? I'm not too sure he will be.

Well someone has to go on waivers when Johnsson comes back barring a trade or injury. Is it going to be Timashov, or Moore? Or do they send Mikheyev down temporarily seeing he's waiver exempt? Engvall is def going down and that's a shame. He's shown he belongs here and I think he's better than Timashov and Moore.

 

[ZBBM]

HUTCH! HUTCH! HUTCH! HUTCH!

I'm in.  C'mon Hutchinson, grab this opportunity and live to play another day.

 

[ZBBM]

Yes, Craig, you have to embrace the spotlight!  Tricky, to be sure, but still.