Pre-Game Talk: Leafs vs Canucks

[Teeder Keon]

another 10 pm game aaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Have to be up early on Friday; might doze off during or after 2nd period lol

hope we keep streaking!!!

P.S. remember to shit on Leafs players in the GDT if I am not there to do it because I dozed off lol.

Apparently shitting on players means they score!!!!!

I’m all over it

 

[Cecithepylon]

I will be ok if we lose this one after the performance we just put on. That being said if we win here then we are laughing so hard. Hope we win. It’s so nice also having hutch go in now on a back to back I trust him now.

 

[Rude Dog]

Loving the killer instinct on this team. Hopefully they can spread more joy to the Toronto loving west coast. Mikey is the new Russian Hyman. Never takes a shift off.

 

[Sherpaderp]

should spezza be getting more ice time? he has the least ice time of all regular players/game yet despite this hes on pace for 22g and 56p over an 82 game schedule. Think about that. I dont know if ive ever seen a situation like that before

 

[zeke]

Tentative lineups with updated GSVA:

GSVA Notes:

- Matthews back up to #1 in the league
- Marner up to #5 behind Matthews, McDavid, Pastrnak, MacKinnon
- Rielly up to #5 dman behind Makar, Fox (!), Hamilton, Hedman

 

[GoodNewfieBoy]

I’d imagine Lilly in for Bogo tonight. Would be nice for Sabourin to get a game too. Put him in for Boyd and move Spezza to C

 

[BertCorbeau]

Wonder if they'll put some fresh legs, like Lily and Barabanov, in for tonight.

They're rolling pretty good but Vancouver hasn't been rolling over as much as they were when the Leafs' last met them.

Having played last night and travelling to Vancouver for tonight's game, I would be surprised to see some sluggish play. Good thing Vancouver just came off a back to back two nights ago and had to travel yesterday from Winnipeg.

 

[sxvnert]

Thornton, Spezza, and Bogo should get a rest. Put them back in on Saturday.

 

[1specter]

Expecting a rough game. This is the trap game of trap games.

Yeah, I won't be particularly surprised or upset if they lose. Just hope that if they do, they bounce back on Saturday and remind Vancouver they're the little brother

 

[SwissLeaf]

4 am start for me... Getting up for the start of the 2nd and then the end of the 3rd in the office.

Go Leafs Go!

 

[kevsh]

I don't see this as a trap game. Matthews has gone too long without a goal and the Leafs have 4 lines that are scoring. The Canucks don't have the players to stop nor counter that.

Leafs 5-2 after coming out slow, giving up the first one and making Leaf Nation panic.

 

[Lil Tuzzi Bert]

Season debut for Lilly I hope

 

[BlueForever75]

Call me crazy but we should be resting Thornton, Spezza, Andersen and Bogo tonight.

Barabonov-Matthews-Marner
Kerfoot-Tavares-Nylander
Hyman-Engvall-Micheyev
Vesey-Boyd-Augostino

Reilly-Brodie
Muzzin-Holl
Dermott-Lilly

Hutch
Andersen

No need to start Andersen back to back after injury. Give Vets a night off on back to back so they are rested and get to sure up aches and bruises.

We have the depth, why not.

 

[RealisticLeaf55]

Call me crazy but we should be resting Thornton, Spezza, Andersen and Bogo tonight.

Barabonov-Matthews-Marner
Kerfoot-Tavares-Nylander
Hyman-Engvall-Micheyev
Vesey-Boyd-Augostino

Reilly-Brodie
Muzzin-Holl
Dermott-Lilly

Hutch
Andersen

No need to start Andersen back to back after injury. Give Vets a night off on back to back so they are rested and get to sure up aches and bruises.

We have the depth, why not.

I agree. Anyone who is hurting or borderline injured should be rested.

This is just a game, there is still a long road ahead of us.

 

[Optimist]

Retired here so I don't care when the games start. Beer and cannabis are just as good at 10 pm as they are at 7. Just sayin'..

 

[BertCorbeau]

I'm all for resting players, especially on a back to back.

Keep in mind in two weeks the Leafs will start a stretch where they'll have two 5-day breaks within a two week period. So lots of time to rest then too.

 

[Clammer]

Is Campbell still injured?

 

[Leaftors]

I'm all for resting players, especially on a back to back.

Keep in mind in two weeks the Leafs will start a stretch where they'll have two 5-day breaks within a two week period. So lots of time to rest then too.

Those will be a good couple of weeks for Guys with nagging injuries - but i still agree with @BlueForever75 in saying we should rest a bunch of guys.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

I'd love to see Woll get a game. Back to backs with travel against a rested opponent are supposed to be a loss anyway

 

[Brobust]

I'll be happy with a point tonight.

 

[The Blueprint]

should spezza be getting more ice time? he has the least ice time of all regular players/game yet despite this hes on pace for 22g and 56p over an 82 game schedule. Think about that. I dont know if ive ever seen a situation like that before

I was thinking about this last night...I do wonder if having him play lower ice time is helping him stay fresh out there and if an increase in ice time would be detrimental to his on ice impact...and I would normally say an increase in QoC would hurt but there were a few times our 4th line was against McDavid these last few games and didn't look too bad

 

[crump]

Trap game if there ever was one, especially if they put Demko in.

Like to see a solid effort again, they can afford to rest Spezza and Thornton, even Bogo if they wanted.

Some guy. Matthews. Marner
Kerfoot. Tavares. Nylander
Mikheyev. Engvall. Hyman
Vesey. Boyd. Agostino

Reilly. Brodie
Muzzin. Holl
Dermott. Liljegren

Campbell or Hutch

 

[Dekes For Days]

Back to backs with travel against a rested opponent are supposed to be a loss anyway

Who are you, Babcock?

 

[LeafGrief]

This is the trap game. Huge string of victories against an important opponent, with a back to back against a weak one. This is the one that the previous Leafs teams always lose. Boys need to keep the workman mentality going, keep that strong defensive posture. The Canucks bleed chances against, so the offense will come readily. Just keep defending well and the feet moving and bag the two points. Pile the W's on and get a real good streak going.

 

[IrishInOntario]

4 am start for me... Getting up for the start of the 2nd and then the end of the 3rd in the office.

Go Leafs Go!

Love your dedication brother!