Pre-Game Talk: Game 82 - Leafs vs Habs, Saturday Night HNIC 7pmEST

[Mugzy97]

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Last game of the season folks. Game is essentially meaningless for the leafs season but there's some things I'd like to see:
-Get a point and set a franchise record for points in a season
-Freddy get a W and set the all time W's record for a leafs goalie in a season
-Marner get point 70
-Nobody get hurt!

Happy Friday!

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[rent free]

Bummer we can't get 50 wins

 

[BTP]

wish we could skip this one tbh

 

[Critical13]

I hope they sit a bunch of starters.

 

[LeafSadist]

Losing to Montrelol is never a good thing. Hope Freddy gets that elusive 38th win, erases Raycroft from the record books and we get one last regular season "Feels good man" with no injuries.

 

[al secord]

What could go wrong?

 

[Ziggdiezan]

Would really like to see Marner get his 70th point

 

[MR4]

Would really like to see Marner get his 70th point

Nylander goal, Marner point, Kadri goal/good game, Matthews goal, and decent game from Gardiner is my wish list

 

[member 262271]

Do all the things Mugzy said, failing to do all three will surely end in peril.

EDIT: FOUR. FOUR THINGS.

 

[SnizzMitch]

Would really like to see Marner get his 70th point

And Matty PPG

 

[Marshy]

Can't we just play the Marlies instead? Montreal is playing their AHL team..

 

[NiftyMits]

If we beat them we also get the season series sweep so thats always a plus against the Habs. When is the last time we swept a season series with them?

 

[LeafalCrusader]

Give Hainsey and a couple of vets up front a night off.

 

[Al14]

Just win!

No one, on either team, sustains any serious injuries!

Participation award will be given to both teams.

 

[rent free]

If we beat them we also get the season series sweep so thats always a plus against the Habs. When is the last time we swept a season series with them?

1993. we went 2-0 against them

 

[Al14]

Give Hainsey and a couple of vets up front a night off.

I'd prefer everyone plays. Just reduce and spread on ice times evenly.

There will be an extended 4-5 days off prior to their next playoff game.

 

[ShaneFalco]

Play Moore (btw I don't think Pleks has been an upgrade at all so far) , Martin, Leivo

 

[MR4]

Care more about the effort than the result here. Especially when a loss guarantees we draft ahead of Washington, who will likely be a team targetting the Russian wingers Kravstov & Denisenko, barring us going to the conference finals which then we couldn't give a shit about draft position

 

[LeafsNation149]

Care more about the effort than the result here. Especially when a loss guarantees we draft ahead of Washington, who will likely be a team targetting the Russian wingers Kravstov & Denisenko, barring us going to the conference finals which then we couldn't give a **** about draft position

Win or lose we're still picking 31st this season

 

[Kamiccolo]

Trap game IMO

 

[inthe6ix]

I think Babs said somewhere that Freddie would get the final two games this week, so I can't see the starters sitting this one out.

No game is meaningless when we play the Habs; they may stink, but it's always fun to throttle them and see the smurfs squirm.

As long as no one gets hurt, play them all!

 

[Mugzy97]

Trap game IMO

 

[leaffaninvancouver]

I know Dermott is supposed to play but has that been confirmed anywhere? I'd like to rest Hainsey but I hope the rest of the lineup starts, playoff start Thursday don't they? Five days is plenty of rest for everyone else.

 

[Tak7]

Leafs playoffs start Thursday.

That's 4 days rest.

Sit whoever is banged up, but play the full roster - including Andersen. Win, feel good about your game, and head into the spring.

People are overstating the Leafs need for rest. They've had a very friendly schedule the last 6 weeks.

 

[Mugzy97]

Leafs playoffs start Thursday.

That's 4 days rest.

Sit whoever is banged up, but play the full roster - including Andersen. Win, feel good about your game, and head into the spring.

People are overstating the Leafs need for rest. They've had a very friendly schedule the last 6 weeks.

So true, even Babcock has stated how much rest they've gotten and that their likely the most rested team in the league. Playing this one game can't hurt unless someone actually gets hurt. Play to win.