GDT: Leafs @ Stars - Put on the coffee for 8PM start

[Evilhomer]

Should be a tough test. Stars are really good.

Go Leafs

I expect the Leafs to win this and start their traditional November hot streak a bit earlier this year. Dallas struggles defensively, and I think Toronto's top two lines and power play are going to make the Stars pay this evening.

Edit: oh my, Wedgewood. Dallas electing to hand this one to Toronto.

 

[Leaf Rocket]

as the great @Fogelhund once asked for...a clean and responsible game... I predict...



sadly still.

 

[egd27]

I expect the Leafs to win this and start their traditional November hot streak a bit earlier this year. Dallas struggles defensively, and I think Toronto's top two lines and power play are going to make the Stars pay this evening.

Edit: oh my, Wedgewood. Dallas electing to hand this one to Toronto.

Yea "bad" goalies never do well against us.

 

[Leaf Rocket]

I expect the Leafs to win this and start their traditional November hot streak a bit earlier this year. Dallas struggles defensively, and I think Toronto's top two lines and power play are going to make the Stars pay this evening.

Edit: oh my, Wedgewood. Dallas electing to hand this one to Toronto.

They are 9th in faceoffs and 1st in PK...don't think it'll be as easy.

 

[Evilhomer]

They are 9th in faceoffs and 1st in PK...don't think it'll be as easy.

All of their defensive numbers are on the back of the goalie they aren't starting tonight. Wedgewood is hot garbage.

 

[Cams]

8pm start means I can go for dinner after golf and not miss puck drop!!
These Fall rounds are precious.

Nice...I put my clubs away already...it was 25 here Tuesday, 23 today, 24 tomorrow.

Obvioulsy most courses still open the next couple days. The only course I played up that was the 9 hole in Brampton near Pearson (Peel Valley?)

 

[Cams]

Nice to see Woll get a run of games here. If he can take the #1 it wouldn't be that surprising. Problem is, there needs to be load management I would imagine if he is to be the starter come playoff time.

I really think he is the real deal - plays a very quiet, calm game

 

[HockeyVirus]

All of their defensive numbers are on the back of the goalie they aren't starting tonight. Wedgewood is hot garbage.

So Dallas is going to win is what you are saying

 

[TMLAM34]

Wedgewood is going to have a Patrick Roy caliber game tonight.

 

[Evilhomer]

So Dallas is going to win is what you are saying

You kids love your reverse jinx silliness. Dallas is starting a really mediocre goalie, and they would struggle to contain the Leafs' top two lines even with Ott in net. With Wedgewood, it won't take much for Toronto to score. It's okay to be positive. Maybe Toronto has a tougher time with the Boston game next week, but not against Dallas. Toronto has a near perfect record playing in Dallas (7-2 in the last 9 years). That should continue tonight.

 

[BertCorbeau]

I won't claim to watch the Stars very often but they have a few posters bad mouthing him in their GDT so I guess he hasn't been very good this season at least.

I’m sure he’ll score tonight

 

[LeafalCrusader]

Yea "bad" goalies never do well against us.

.915 save percentage in 21 games last year. He's a good backup goalie. Not sure where the hot garbage takes are coming from

Ontario guy so he'll be fired up for the game too.

 

[3blizzard4]

I’m hoping for Domi to have a big game against his team.

 

[Fogelhund]

I’m hoping for Domi to have a big game against his team.

It always seems to work, where our ex players score against us... surely it should work the other way too right? Right?

 

[LeafalCrusader]

I’m hoping for Domi to have a big game against his team.

This is what his 3rd ex team he's played already this year lol. Guy gets around.

 

[Spargon]

Benn on the third line? Isn't he their captain and making 9.5mil? Has he fallen off that bad? I know Robertson is a star deserving of 1st line but isn't Dadonov considered pretty meh?

 

[Fogelhund]

Benn on the third line? Isn't he their captain and making 9.5mil? Has he fallen off that bad? I know Robertson is a star deserving of 1st line but isn't Dadonov considered pretty meh?

They are just deep. 78 points last year, he has 4 points in 5 games this year.

 

[Evilhomer]

.915 save percentage in 21 games last year. He's a good backup goalie. Not sure where the hot garbage takes are coming from

Ontario guy so he'll be fired up for the game too.

Like the .915 save percentage goalie on the Leafs that everyone here is currently pooping all over?

 

[Gilmour1996]

All of their defensive numbers are on the back of the goalie they aren't starting tonight. Wedgewood is hot garbage.

Maybe, but it also might show that the Stars coach thinks Leafs are easy pickings.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Maybe, but it also might show that the Stars coach thinks Leafs are easy pickings.

Not necessarily. This is an inter-conference game, not that meaningful. Maybe it’s a good time to give Otter a breather?

 

[Spotty 2 Hotty]

Benn on the third line? Isn't he their captain and making 9.5mil? Has he fallen off that bad? I know Robertson is a star deserving of 1st line but isn't Dadonov considered pretty meh?

Stars/Marner fan here. Don't look too much at what the lineups say, DeBoer has basically used the first 2 or 3 lines interchangeably depending on the game situations. The 4th line is the only one who gets less minutes. For example, right now, the "2nd and 3rd line" centers of Johnston and Duchene lead the team in TOI/GP so far in the first 5 games.

Maybe, but it also might show that the Stars coach thinks Leafs are easy pickings.

Wedgewood actually beat the Leafs in 1 game last year, which I don't think Oettinger did, so it's likely just that he wants to give Oettinger a longer rest and manage his workload better this season (something they didn't do last year and it showed) and the Leafs are an Eastern Conference team. I don't think anybody is looking at Matthews and Marner on a team and reading them as easy pickings.

 

[NinjaKick]

Maybe, but it also might show that the Stars coach thinks Leafs are easy pickings.

 

[Magic Man]

Looks like a tough opponent.

Hopefully playing Wedgewood hurts them.

 

[1specter]

Maybe, but it also might show that the Stars coach thinks Leafs are easy pickings.

Would be foolish as the Leafs are 16-4-0 against Dallas since 2010, and 9-3-0 in the Matthews era. AM in particular feasts on them, he has 9 goals and 12 pts in 9 games against them in his career.

 

[Racer88]

I'd expect Samsonov

Why?