Pre-Game Talk: Toronto Maple Leafs @ Edmonton Oilers | TUE OCT 29 9PM (EST)

[Cor]

Guys, they were sent down, but made the trip. It's for cap purposes. They will be "called up" tomorrow.

 

[cup67]

Guys, they were sent down, but made the trip. It's for cap purposes. They will be "called up" tomorrow.

ok but still no news they made the trip

 

[jimmycarter]

really like those lines for tommorow. putting raymond up with bolland and clarkson and lupul with mclement really balances everything nicely.

mclement has been geting some good chances but has no finish, maybe with Lupul around he puts up a few more points.

raymond-mclement-ashton doesn't look as good on paper and probably wouldn't on the ice either.

 

[Glenn Isildur Healy]

This trial run of Kadri on the 1st line is nice but it doesn't mean much to me. Regardless of how he plays I still think it makes sense to have Kadri back with Lupul. Having Kessel, JVR and Kadri on one line is way too top heavy for me

Once healthy Id like to see

Kessel - Bozak - JVR
Lupul - Kadri - Kulemin
Raymond - Bolland - Clarkson
Orr - McClement - McClaren/Ashton

 

[p.l.f.]

JVR Bolland Kessel
Lupul Kadri Clarkson
Raymond McClement Ashton

What do you think ?

 

[Confucius]

JVR Bolland Kessel
Lupul Kadri Clarkson
Raymond McClement Ashton

What do you think ?

Bozak to the Marlies? Yeah I guess he'd pass down but only because his contract sucks

 

[p.l.f.]

Bozak to the Marlies? Yeah I guess he'd pass down but only because his contract sucks

Bozak to the IR
3rd line when he feels he's well enough

 

[dballislife2]

hoping for this tmr,

jvr kadri kessel
lupul bolland clarkson
raymond mcclement kulemin

 

[Glenn Isildur Healy]

Bozak to the Marlies? Yeah I guess he'd pass down but only because his contract sucks

I think the real story with that lineup is that we are only rolling 9 forwards

I think he is only talking about our lineup in the short-term

 

[p.l.f.]

Bob McKenzie says Gagner is close, tommorow who knows maybe not

 

[Peasy]

Carlyle probably putting Lupul on the third line because hes getting him back for his injury, what a HARD ass eh sopranos?

 

[false bobo]

Just calm down and start following some reporters (or even MapleLeafs account) on twitter rather than asking the similar questions over and over again.

Btw, Leafs haven't practiced today. They reached Edmonton an hour back. They will practise some time later today.

That time of the month?

 

[DemLeafs]

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Cheers

 

[hockeygeek]

Going to the game. Going to be sweet. Im gonna tackle the ref mid play

 

[Quares27]

that shows me practice lines, that's all

they practiced in edmonton

 

[Tavares to Marner]

Lets hope for another win and Rielly's first goal!

 

[Brock Radunske]

We need to win and win big. I won't be able to stand the Oilers fans otherwise.

 

[TMLeafer]

Jump the Oilers!

On a side note, Phil chirping Naz

 

[Daisy Jane]

I live in airdrie. And i need to walk in calgary downtown almost every week day at night. And if we lost and i am wearing my leaf jersey, some folks will give it to me.

you know what's really weird? I've lived here now for about 4 years - and NO ONE really wears any Calgary gear. I've seen more Habs jerseys here than i've seen Flame Jerseys.

 

[Mystifo]

Jump the Oilers!

On a side note, Phil chirping Naz

Lol did Phil like get a new personality with that contract? I think that is the first time I have heard him kidding around like that? It is pretty awesome though.

 

[Hurt]

Lol did Phil like get a new personality with that contract? I think that is the first time I have heard him kidding around like that? It is pretty awesome though.

 

[Mystifo]

I don't know I saw that during the All Star but it feels like Phil is much more relaxed in the newest one. I suppose 8 years of 64 million will do that.



Anyways on a side note has JML been recalled or something?

EDIT: NVM saw the post about it on Marlies twitter feed.

 

[TmlHockeyFan]

This trial run of Kadri on the 1st line is nice but it doesn't mean much to me. Regardless of how he plays I still think it makes sense to have Kadri back with Lupul. Having Kessel, JVR and Kadri on one line is way too top heavy for me

Once healthy Id like to see

Kessel - Bozak - JVR
Lupul - Kadri - Kulemin
Raymond - Bolland - Clarkson
Orr - McClement - McClaren/Ashton

I honestly think a Lupul-Bolland-Clarkson line could be a pretty good scoring line. Bolland is pretty decent offensively himself and Bozak is better off in the shutdown role on the third line. JVR is pretty good defensively (he even plays PK), so I think a JVR-Kadri-Kessel line would be pretty good going forward.

 

[p.l.f.]

So Bolland could be the next Gilmour?

I'd like to see what he can do with Kessel or Lupul

 

[frankthetank91]

I don't mind Bozak as much as others but it would be awesome if Carlyle had the balls to ice this line up and see how it goes..

JVR-Bolland-Kessel
Lupul-Kadri-Clarkson
Raymond-Bozak-Kulemin
McLaren/Ashton-McClement-Orr

I seriously have faith that if healthy(which God forbid can never happen this season) that team can make noise in the playoffs.

Bolland and Clarkson the new Dougie and Clark? JVR the new Andreychuk? Kessel the winger version and completely different style and no similarity except being the best player on the team version of Sundin?