GDT: Game 18: Avs @ Leafs | Tuesday, November 17th, 5:30pm MT | This is the Time

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(7-9-1) --vs-- (5-9-4)​

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[Fieldset=AVALANCHE PROJECTED LINEUP]

GRIGORENKO - MACKINNON - DUCHENE
COMEAU - SODERBERG - IGINLA
MCLEOD - WAGNER - MARTINSEN
EVERBERG - STREET - SKILLE

BEAUCHEMIN - JOHNSON
HOLDEN - BARRIE
GORMLEY - GUENIN

BERRA
PICKARD

*Mitchell questionable, would replace Street and switch with Wagner

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[fieldset= MAPLE LEAFS PROJECTED LINEUP - AKA EX AND FUTURE AVS]

JVR - KADRI - KOMAROV
MATTHIAS - BOZAK - PAP
WINNIK - SPALING - LUPUL
HOLLAND - FROESE - GRABNER

RIELLY - HUNWICK
GARDINER - PHANEUF
HARRINGTON - POLAK

REIMER
BERNIER


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[ASmileyFace]

Earliest GDT ever?

Good stuff. HAve to hope the boys can bring it tonight. 4 straight would be huge for this team.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Earliest, probably not but hey it's after midnight!

 

[Joe Sakic]

Is Mitchell really questionable for this game?

Didn't he play last game...? If so, he'll be with Street and McLeod I bet and Wagner will play with Martinsen and Everberg on the 4th line.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Is Mitchell really questionable for this game?

Didn't he play last game...? If so, he'll be with Street and McLeod I bet and Wagner will play with Martinsen and Everberg on the 4th line.

Yes, I guess it flared up again. If Mitchell plays he will bump Wagner down to the 4th line and Street will sit. Didn't really want to write a whole paragraph up there. I clarified it a touch. The wingers would stay the same. So yes, Martinsen is really on the third and Everberg on the fourth.

 

[dahrougem2]

Is Mitchell really questionable for this game?

Didn't he play last game...? If so, he'll be with Street and McLeod I bet and Wagner will play with Martinsen and Everberg on the 4th line.

Martinsen has been playing on the 3rd line, Everberg and Skille on the 4th line. If Mitchell can go, Street will likely sit unless they want Wagner to sit to give him more time to acclimate himself in practice.

 

[Tweaky]

I am hoping Wagner is playing. Would like to see how he plays in this lineup.

 

[WarriorOfGandhi]

is there a better team in all of professional sports than the Toronto Maple Leafs? If so, I don't want to hear about it.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Heading down early for this one. Will be in section 119 with the Mitchell family for the game. You can't miss his dad; chubby, balding, extremely tanned dude who's voice can be heard across the arena. I will probably be wearing a '96 home Roy jersey. Feel free to drop by and say hi if you see me. Most important game of the year for us not to lose on my schedule, especially with Winnik back there. Can't stand the chirps from his dad and brother.

4-1 Avs. MacKinnon dominates.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Damn our offense is thin. We need better depth.

Let's go :Avs though!

 

[Nzap]

Hopefully Wagner has a great debut and shows he can be a good piece on the bottom-6.

Predicting a hard-fought game, which we will edge 3-2 in OT.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

Since when ate Lupul and Grabner no longer top-6 forwards but Komarov and Matthias are? Silly leafs, never change.

Edit: Hunwick

 

[trip trancid]

I have a very specific prediction. It will be 3:3 late and McLeod will receive the puck at mid ice where he'll beat Phaneuf and Gardiner to score the game winning goal. Then as he's celebrating, he'll look up to the irritated crowd and exclaim, "Nylander who!?"

 

[Tweaky]

My prediction, Avs 5:2. Hunwick assisting on goals by Winnik and PAP. MacK with a hatty, Skille and Wagner (we are due for a first goal in first game).

 

[JoemAvs]

Waiver wire pickup goes straight to being our 3rd line center.


Really sad.


I think it is time to stop pining for wingers and focus on D and Centers.

Mac and Duchene both prove that under the right circumstances you can move most centers to wing.

Centers win cups (+defense).


Looking at all this, I hope we don't draft a winger this year.

The draft.

Now I am back to this game. The Avs have won 3 straight after a start that was worthy of a team wanting the #1 pick.

The Leafs are a team that is probably wanting the #1 pick but has been playing well under their new coach who is probably in the conversation about best coach in the league.

Roy has been critiziced heavily (justified IMO) so far from all sides.


Very interesting matchup.

Great coach vs. Notsogreat coach
Overperforming roster vs. underperforming roster
Richest team vs. Budget team sarcasm
Bozaks current team vs. Bozaks future team

And of course the return of the Hunwick !



I have no idea who wins that. I think the team that does not let in a goal from center ice might have a leg up,though.

 

[Thepoolmaster]

Since when ate Lupul and Grabner no longer top-6 forwards but Komarov and Matthias are? Silly leafs, never change.

Edit: Hunwick

Hunwick has actually played pretty well for the leafs even as a top pair D. Maybe the advanced stats say something different though.

Going to be at this one. Hopefully they can pull one out. Too bad won't get to see Landeskog play live though.

 

[Nzap]

Waiver wire pickup goes straight to being our 3rd line center.


Really sad.

Well to be fair Mitchell is injured and Duchene, MacK and Grigs are playing on the same line despite all being centers.

 

[falconski]

time to see our future player bozak

 

[Hesher]

3-2 Avs in OT. MacK to score the winner.

 

[returnofthemack29]

Avs are the worst team we've played in a long while, should be interesting to see how they adjust to that

Leafs fans are funny...and of course super delusional. I hope we annihilate them ala the Montreal game. Mack scores a hatty and we win 7-1 while PAP gets the only goal for the Leafs from center ice.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Well to be fair Mitchell is injured and Duchene, MacK and Grigs are playing on the same line despite all being centers.

Yeah, our centers are playing wing because we need wingers. I get versatile is good but some wingers have even played center, like Rantanen has a bit. And we need a power forward...

And yeah, anyone who says we don't have a talent problem if Wagner plays 3C tonight...

 

[tigervixxxen]

Y'all are getting cocky, you know what happens every time we get this way? We lose this one because this fanbase has had too much happiness lately.

 

[Avsboy]

Y'all are getting cocky, you know what happens every time we get this way? We lose this one because this fanbase has had too much happiness lately.

Stay 'umble

 

[captaincheese]

Let's go Avs, please I will never hear the end of this if we lose this one.

I may have done a bit of gloating to leafs fans when we beat Montreal.

 

[returnofthemack29]

Y'all are getting cocky, you know what happens every time we get this way? We lose this one because this fanbase has had too much happiness lately.

I don't think we're going to lose just because the Colorado board on HF is a little happy. I think that after the piss poor start that we had, some people are just trying to cling on every shred of positivity and try to reinforce the hope that we can still make the playoffs. I think it's a nice change of pace from the season is over, we're trading everybody, hello Auston Matthews posts you we were seeing just a few games ago.