Pre-Game Talk: Maple Leafs vs Senators Wednesday 7PM TSN. Who's in net?

[egd27]

Phaneuf is a LD and has only been playing that side under Carlyle. Wilson was using him on his weak side as a RD.

Right now we've had:

Phaneuf-Holzer
Gunnar-Kostka
Fraser-Franson

Gardiner has to take a spot from either Phaneuf, Gunnar or Fraser from what we've seen. That's not to say Carlyle won't change his philosophy in the future but he hasn't given any indication up to this point that he will.

Wouldn't it make some sense to have Gardiner playing on the right side with the Marlies if it's going to be such a challenge to crack the the line up on the left side?

 

[SpeakerForTheDead]

Wouldn't it make some sense to have Gardiner playing on the right side with the Marlies if it's going to be such a challenge to crack the the line up on the left side?

If that's what the team wanted to do then yeah. But if Carlyle has no intention of playing a left-handed dman on the right side, then there wouldn't be much sense in Gardiner switching on the Marlies.

I don't know how much of a difference it makes in the defenseman's effectiveness or how other team's manage their defensemen but this is what I've noticed with Carlyle. Though just from looking thru the NHL website, there seems to be a lot more LD than RD in the NHL.

 

[Al14]

Living in Ottawa I need this win bad. Need some bragging rights

Me too!

 

[darty]

Are you serious right now? He's played 12 (TWELVE!) times all year. He's gotten a day or two rest virtually all season, including a 2+ week layoff from injury.

He's not tired. He's fine. Start him twice.

Moreso than fatigue I'd be more worried about his knee coming of an injury and the fact that he's wearing a brace on it while playing.

 

[FlareKnight]

Why is everyone so confident that we'll get smoked against Boston?
We only played them once this year and it was 1-0.
if we play WELL. (key word there) it should be a good game.

To be fair our best game against Boston in recent memory is one in which we didn't score a goal . In that case it doesn't matter who we put in net .

This team has not been very stable lately. I don't think we come close to playing well against Boston especially on the second half of back-to-back games.

 

[Penalty Kill Icing*]

Tomorrow's GDT is now available as Phion can't make it due to late schedule changes.

First person to reply in signup thread (see sticky section) gets it.

 

[Kyle Doobas*]

Why is everyone so confident that we'll get smoked against Boston?

Still butthurt from last season I guess, completely forgetting that we won four of six games against them the season before that, with a much, much crappier team.

 

[Moncherry]

Still butthurt from last season I guess, completely forgetting that we won four of six games against them the season before that, with a much, much crappier team.

They weren't the behemoth they are now though. Irrespective of any perceived notion about how they're a bogey team for us, they're easily the best team in the Eastern conference in my mind.

 

[KesselLooksLikeRadar*]

Me too!

Me three! I hate when Ottawa wins. I have to watch the game at school via a stream tomorrow, balls.

 

[iArts]

Everything went perfect for us tonight in other games. Tomorrow win is a MUST. This is a perfect opportunity to create some separation.

 

[LeafsMonster]

Every game is important, but we won't win everything.

Although it would be the really nice to beat the sens and bruins back to back in regulation. Quite a statement

 

[cup67]

Wouldn't it make some sense to have Gardiner playing on the right side with the Marlies if it's going to be such a challenge to crack the the line up on the left side?

is that you wilson

 

[RASHBEEP]

i'm pretty sure it isn't against the rules to play the same goalie in back to back games.

 

[Hurt]

i'm pretty sure it isn't against the rules to play the same goalie in back to back games.

Of course not but fatigue and Reimer's knee factor in. Either way, hope we can pull off points in these next two games because divisional games are important.

 

[cup67]

Why is everyone so confident that we'll get smoked against Boston?
We only played them once this year and it was 1-0.
if we play WELL. (key word there) it should be a good game.

we have kadri, bring it on boston, put chara vs kadri, hatrick baby, maybe a fight kadri vs chara
kadri our leader, will make it happen.

 

[cup67]

i'm pretty sure it isn't against the rules to play the same goalie in back to back games.

rule #1
goalie comes back from knee injure, very stupid to play back to back.

 

[The Reaper]

So apparently Michalek will be back for the Sens tomorrow

 

[Phion Keneuf]

If someone wants to take this games GDT post in the sticky thread.

I won't be able to make it as I'll be working and will unfortunately miss the Leafs beat the Sens.

 

[Patty Lee]

Are you serious right now? He's played 12 (TWELVE!) times all year. He's gotten a day or two rest virtually all season, including a 2+ week layoff from injury.

He's not tired. He's fine. Start him twice.

without question

 

[Patty Lee]

rule #1
goalie comes back from knee injure, very stupid to play back to back.

no the stupid thing would be bringing a goalie back before he's ready. if he's ready, he can do back to back.

 

[cup67]

no the stupid thing would be bringing a goalie back before he's ready. if he's ready, he can do back to back.

its not the end of the world if he does not play, anyways scrivens has played good, he has won half the points we have so have faith in scrivens

 

[Patty Lee]

its not the end of the world if he does not play, anyways scrivens has played good, he has won half the points we have so have faith in scrivens

not until he gives me reason to.

if he can get his rebounds under control for example, that would start.

 

[Garbs]

Christ, fatigue. He's a professional athlete. He's 24 years old. He's played 12 games. He's less than a week removed from having a 2+ week layoff. Fatigue! Honestly, say it one more time. So ridiculous.

And why exactly is playing back to back a risk to his healthy knee?

 

[Patty Lee]

Christ, fatigue. He's a professional athlete. He's 24 years old. He's played 12 games. He's less than a week removed from having a 2+ week layoff. Fatigue! Honestly, say it one more time. So ridiculous.

And why exactly is playing back to back a risk to his healthy knee?

obviously he isn't healed...

guess he should only do every other practice for a while too, just in case his knee or heart can't take it...

 

[Garbs]

As a side note, it's so embarrassing when people coddle professional athletes.