Pre-Game Talk: leafs @ RANGERS Friday 1/13 7:00pm EST.

[Igor Shestyorkin]

It'll be fun to watch Matthews, Marner, Nylander, Reilly and Gardiner. But at the same time, it'll be painful.

Hope Buch is back for this one. I'm probably being a bit too optimistic if I think he is.

 

[Bob Richards]

Staal has a concussion: http://nypost.com/2017/01/11/marc-staal-had-a-concussion-and-his-return-is-unknown/

Because why not at this point?

Get well, Staalsie.

 

[Kovalev27]

Horrible news for Staal if he's training again already though hopefully means it was mild.

Hope he can come back soon.

Very excited to see 93 89 and 61 back all relatively soon. Those are huge friggen additions to start the second half.

 

[ZiGOODejad]

Mild or not Staals has had a lot of concussions already. This isn't good news for us at all

 

[aufheben]

This is a bad matchup for our defense. The Leafs generate a TON of shots between the circles. Luckily they also give up as many goals as they score.

 

[Gardner McKay]

This is a bad matchup for our defense. The Leafs generate a TON of shots between the circles. Luckily they also give up as many goals as they score.

Any updates on who will be back from our injured list for this game?

 

[Igor Shestyorkin]

This is a bad matchup for our defense. The Leafs generate a TON of shots between the circles. Luckily they also give up as many goals as they score.

It'll probably be Zach Hyman and Connor Brown burning Girardi, not even Matthews.

 

[Irishguy42]

Any updates on who will be back from our injured list for this game?

Nothing official, though it looks like Buch might be called up today, if that Twitter poster is to be believed.

 

[silverfish]

Nothing official, though it looks like Buch might be called up today, if that Twitter poster is to be believed.

Probably after 5p to save the day of cap?

 

[Vitto79]

Staal has a concussion: http://nypost.com/2017/01/11/marc-staal-had-a-concussion-and-his-return-is-unknown/

Read he's symptom free now so that's good

 

[Larrybiv]

Damnit! Just when the injury situation was starting to turn around too. I wonder if Staal is out a while if Graves gets the call for cup of coffee/7th D duty.

Sorry for Marc, hope its not serious.....but it is a head injury after all.....so therefore it is serious.....but u know what i mean.

Actually could be a blessing though......it "un-muddies" the defensive situation a bit.
Now.....for sure Clendening will get significant playing time, so he can play better to his capabilities......or could be exposed.....we will see, and we will also see just how much (or how little) Marc does or doesn't mean to this team.

I would do.......

McD....Clendening
Skeji.......Girardi
Holden......Kleiner

Give Clendening a shot with McD........give him a true shot at being "that guy" opposite our Captain

 

[Irishguy42]

 

[PlamsUnlimited]

Do they have live look ins at practice anymore?

 

[SixGoalieSystem]

Probably after 5p to save the day of cap?

I thought he was on a conditioning stint? Makes no difference on the cap then, he still gets NHL money and counts against the cap.

 

[silverfish]

I thought he was on a conditioning stint? Makes no difference on the cap then, he still gets NHL money and counts against the cap.

Nope. Was a "real" send down. Our beat just sucks

 

[Igor Shestyorkin]

I bet Buch stays in Hartford the rest of the year lol.

Kidding obviously, but if he actually did it'd be hilarious.

 

[FLYLine27*]

I bet Buch stays in Hartford the rest of the year lol.

Kidding obviously, but if he actually did it'd be hilarious.

It would be worth it just to see all the angry posts from PB IMO.

 

[SixGoalieSystem]

Nope. Was a "real" send down. Our beat just sucks

Why am I not surprised? Thanks, fish.

 

[nevesis]

 

[Gardner McKay]

Why am I not surprised? Thanks, fish.

See Silverfish? No one is buying this eyjee stuff.

 

[cwede]

I thought he was on a conditioning stint? Makes no difference on the cap then, he still gets NHL money and counts against the cap.

he was NOT on conditioning stint,
no need to use that for a player who is 'waiver exempt'

on conditioning stint,
(a)player remains on roster and cap, and
(b) his time in AHL is limited to 14 days

 

[Igor Shestyorkin]

It would be worth it just to see all the angry posts from PB IMO.

Forget PB, i'd be fuming the fires of hell out of my nose.

 

[Irishguy42]

The Prodigal Russian Son has returned. Now we just need Zibby and Dad back.

 

[Luther*]

Was reading article in Toronto paper about who should be at allstar game and who shouldn't said grabner should have been rangers rep not mcdough.Grabner tied for seventh in goal scoring,mcdough not in top 10 in scoring for defence,makes sense kick in head for grabner.Take it with a grain of salt,it's a reporter from Toronto not a well informed poster.

 

[NickyFotiu]

See Silverfish? No one is buying this eyjee stuff.

Who is Silverfish? I thought eyjee was mustachestats