GDT: Detroit Red Wings @ Toronto Maple Leafs

[Ezekial]

7:30 EST
AIR CANADA CENTER, TORONTO

Wings Lines

Goalies

(Freddy Andy)

Players to watch
Andreas and Ant

Mitch and Auston

Newest member of the Detroit Red Wings

Coaching
The Scowl vs Goofy Screengrabs

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[TheMule93]

Very excited for Russo. Hope it's a fun game, Toronto plays a pretty exciting style. Good offense and no defense. Maybe that will lead to our players making exciting plays.

 

[Ezekial]

Very excited for Russo. Hope it's a fun game, Toronto plays a pretty exciting style. Good offense and no defense. Maybe that will lead to our players making exciting plays.

Oh snap talk about afterthought in the players to watch, ****in Buzz Lightyear over here.

 

[Martinez]

Great choice to break up mantha and z, that line has been garbage

 

[Mister Ed]

At this point, it's expected to see Mantha and Athanasiou on the same line to see if there is some chemistry.

This team is going to miss the playoffs, might as well get something out of it.

 

[TheMule93]

At this point, it's expected to see Mantha and Athanasiou on the same line to see if there is some chemistry.

This team is going to miss the playoffs, might as well get something out of it.

They never had a whole lot of chemistry in GR. I'm not saying it isn't possible but I wouldn't count on it. Im mostly curious to see what Mantha does without Zetterberg. We've seen a few shifts here and there over the past couple games but never a full games worth of shifts on a different line.

 

[jkutswings]

Dat scowl is too stronk...So very very stronk...

 

[Vladdy84]

I haven't watched that much this season

What the hell happened to Larkin? Why is he playing with that garbage?

 

[TheMule93]

I haven't watched that much this season

What the hell happened to Larkin? Why is he playing with that garbage?

Well, he hasn't done anything to separate himself from "that garbage"

 

[Hammettf2b]

I'm just glad Sheahan is on the 4th line where he belongs.

 

[Squirrel in the Hole]

Dat scowl is too stronk...So very very stronk...

It's realgud

 

[Reddwit]

At this point, it's expected to see Mantha and Athanasiou on the same line to see if there is some chemistry.

This team is going to miss the playoffs, might as well get something out of it.

Hopefully it's more about doing some stat boosting for Tatar and Nike.

 

[aar000n]

I'm just glad Sheahan is on the 4th line where he belongs.

In Toledo

 

[Bench]

Babcock not surprised the golden age is over.

“Nobody understands, they’re not living it every day,” Babcock said after Tuesday’s morning skate, of the difficulty continuing such a streak. “Just think about what they’ve been able to do. But what happens is you want to go from that to a bunch of young kids and get going again, and it doesn’t happen and that’s the problem.

“Ken Holland, Mr. Ilitch and all those people have done an unbelievable job over a period of time maxing out their resources.”

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...k-surprised-likely-end-wings-streak/98849830/

 

[AD1066]

Babcock was smart to leave when he did. The writing was on the wall, and as of right now, the future is a lot brighter in Toronto.

 

[Retire91]

Hope to see a nice run and gun game

 

[Ezekial]

Babcock was smart to leave when he did. The writing was on the wall, and as of right now, the future is a lot brighter in Toronto.

He pretty much said when he left that the organization is destined to go downhill quick

 

[Obe2kenobe]

What is Miller and Kronwall doing still in the lineup? Last I checked the wings had a 1 % chance of making the playoffs. Isn't it time to see what some guys in GR can do? Isn't this a good opportunity to see Frk, Nosek, Lorito, Hicketts.? Miller has already been waived and Kronwall's bad knee has taken its toll on his game.
Looking forward to seeing Russo tonight, hope he does well.

 

[TheMule93]

He pretty much said when he left that the organization is destined to go downhill quick

Maybe he did us a favor by leaving then Holland would still be in denial if we had him and still squeaking into the playoffs with 95pts

 

[Ezekial]

What is Miller and Kronwall doing still in the lineup? Last I checked the wings had a 1 % chance of making the playoffs. Isn't it time to see what some guys in GR can do? Isn't this a good opportunity to see Frk, Nosek, Lorito, Hicketts.? Miller has already been waived and Kronwall's bad knee has taken its toll on his game.
Looking forward to seeing Russo tonight, hope he does well.

At this point I'm all for players like Chevy and to a much lesser extent Bert and Nosek stay down in a winning culture with the Griffs through the playoffs. See if Bert can have another strong playoff showing and Svech can continue his 2017 dominance. I guess we could sub Miller out for one of those guys to play with Sheahan and Glendening instead, meh.

 

[Bench]

Babcock was smart to leave when he did. The writing was on the wall, and as of right now, the future is a lot brighter in Toronto.

I think that was a big part of it. The other part was the truck full of money Toronto delivered. Win-win!

And if he helps make Toronto a winner again, he's going to go down as perhaps the most legendary coach in Canadian history. They'll sing ballads about Babcock for generations to rival that of Terry Fox.

 

[Obe2kenobe]

I think that was a big part of it. The other part was the truck full of money Toronto delivered. Win-win!

And if he helps make Toronto a winner again, he's going to go down as perhaps the most legendary coach in Canadian history. They'll sing ballads about Babcock for generations to rival that of Terry Fox.

He's gotta long way to go to become the most legendary coach in Canadian history. Guys like Toe Blake, Scotty Bowman are miles ahead of him.

 

[HIFE]

If it ain't broke don't fix it.

 

[Cyborg Yzerberg]

I think that was a big part of it. The other part was the truck full of money Toronto delivered. Win-win!

And if he helps make Toronto a winner again, he's going to go down as perhaps the most legendary coach in Canadian history. They'll sing ballads about Babcock for generations to rival that of Terry Fox.

If Babcock ever wins a Stanley Cup in Toronto, I will never want to visit Ontario again. Just the sheer number of statues that they'd adorn every street corner with, I wouldn't be able to handle it.

 

[Bench]

He's gotta long way to go to become the most legendary coach in Canadian history. Guys like Toe Blake, Scotty Bowman are miles ahead of him.

Returning Toronto to a champion would immediately put him into the elite group without question. The Leafs are Canada's team, for better or worse, and the last Stanley Cup was in 1967. Breaking a 50 year drought would be historic in the eyes of many.

If Babcock ever wins a Stanley Cup in Toronto, I will never want to visit Ontario again. Just the sheer number of statues that they'd adorn every street corner with, I wouldn't be able to handle it.

Exactly.

This is our statue in St. Paul.