GDT: Maple Leafs @ Red Wings
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RonEllisFan
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A good friend of mine is a wings fan and for years he's been on me about how good they are, but the tide has shifted! If we are not the better team now, we absolutely are on the right path to being one.
It also helps when they are getting long in the tooth
It also helps when they are getting long in the tooth
Alerion
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Detroit has lost 3 straight, we need to make it 4 tonight. It's pivotal to win as many first halves of back to backs as possible so we're not looking at a scenario where we get 0 of 4 points.
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A good friend of mine is a wings fan and for years he's been on me about how good they are, but the tide has shifted! If we are not the better team now, we absolutely are on the right path to being one.
It also helps when they are getting long in the tooth
They need a couple of tank seasons.
Much harder to uncover 6th. and 7th. round gems today. Everyone scouts everywhere.
Most of us mature folks remember the "Maple Laffs" and "Dead Things" games.
They were like leafs kryptonite to us, even when we were good. Really so much tradition and history in the wings. Actually a rival I respect.
Crysis
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A good friend of mine is a wings fan and for years he's been on me about how good they are, but the tide has shifted! If we are not the better team now, we absolutely are on the right path to being one.
It also helps when they are getting long in the tooth
I think the parity caused by the salary cap and probably more importantly, the salary floor is going to make it MUCH harder for teams to maintain playoff streaks of more than say 10 seasons. There just aren't enough REALLY bad teams anymore to get those gimme points from, I don't care how good your scouting is you aren't going to be able to consistently fill the pipeline with top talent long term when drafting 20th overall in a cap system.
Not to mention the nature of the cap means that even if you do manage to do that you're going to be losing your depth players on a regular basis(see Chicago) and eventually you won't make it in for at least one season while you re-group.
They were like leafs kryptonite to us, even when we were good. Really so much tradition and history in the wings. Actually a rival I respect.
I remember "Wendy" and the "little dommy". But most I remember Borshevsky's winner!
A good friend of mine is a wings fan and for years he's been on me about how good they are, but the tide has shifted! If we are not the better team now, we absolutely are on the right path to being one.
It also helps when they are getting long in the tooth
Went to watch a Sabres game vs Detroit with a couple friends who are rabid Wings fans. They reluctantly admit that losing Babcock exposed how much he was responsible for these players over-achieving and making the playoffs with a mediocre line-up. They miss Babcock. Lidstrom retiring didn't help either
Went to watch a Sabres game vs Detroit with a couple friends who are rabid Wings fans. They reluctantly admit that losing Babcock exposed how much he was responsible for these players over-achieving and making the playoffs with a mediocre line-up. They miss Babcock. Lidstrom retiring didn't help either
Ya my friend was also upset they lost babcock.
The thing about Lidstrom was when he left babcock changed the system to compensate, as much as you can losing HHOF talent like that.
Really happy he is our coach.
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Game day: Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings
Detroit’s Dylan Larkin is expected to miss game with an upper-body injury.
https://www.thestar.com/sports/leaf...toronto-maple-leafs-at-detroit-red-wings.html
By Mark ZwolinskiSports reporter
Tues., Jan. 24, 2017
JOE LOUIS ARENA
PUCK DROP: Wednesday, 7 p.m.
TV: Sportsnet
RADIO: TSN 1050
KEY PLAYERS
Auston Matthews, Leafs, and Niklas Kronwall, Red Wings. Matthews will continue to draw the top opposition defencemen, and its likely he will see plenty of Kronwall, who returned to the Wings lineup Sunday after missing eight games with a groin injury. Kronwall is paired with Nick Jensen, who is receiving rave reviews for his skating and play so far this season.
NEED TO KNOW
Detroit, on a 3-0-2 run before facing Boston on Tuesday, had needed extra time its previous three games, beating the Bruins in a shootout last week and losing to Buffalo and the Rangers in overtime . . . Detroit lost forward Dylan Larkin to an upper-body injury on Sunday. He was listed as day to day, but won’t play against Toronto. Larkin hasn’t played at the same level as his rookie year, when he had 45 points and was plus-11. He has 18 points in 47 games this year and is minus-14 . . . Thomas Vanek, tied with Henrik Zetterberg for the team points lead (31), also left Sunday’s game after taking a slap shot on the leg . . . Goaltender Petr Mrazek is having a subpar season, with a 3.13 average and .895 save percentage, well off his career numbers (2.29 and .920). Jimmy Howard has career-best numbers in his 15 starts: 1.96 and .934.
UP NEXT
Thursday, at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Game Day: Maple Leafs at Red Wings
By Terry Koshan, Toronto Sun
http://www.torontosun.com/2017/01/25/game-day-maple-leafs-at-red-wings
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS at DETROIT RED WINGS
Wednesday, 7 p.m., Joe Louis Arena
TV: SNO; Radio: 1050 AM
THE BIG MATCHUP
Auston Matthews vs. Henrik Zetterberg
With Detroit coach Jeff Blashill enjoying the advantage of last change, it’s possible he goes with this matchup, pitting the wily veteran Zetterberg against Matthews, who has gone three games without recording a point (but has recorded nine shots on goal). If not Matthews, then Zetterberg gets either Nazem Kadri or Tyler Bozak, also not exactly desirable.
I completely agree. He is always thinking. Always prepared. Always teaching and reinforcing. I get so pissed when our fans criticize his line-up decisions. I am learning not to post anything when I see that stuff and let it go. Anger management 101 lol.
Anyway, I like our chances tonight not because we're a fat-cat arrogant franchise but because we are young, talented, hungry, and well prepared.
kk87
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If Vanek and Larkin are both out, there's no excuse to lose this one. I expect a decisive victory
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Thanks to Rayzorexe for the GDT.. and to Budsfan for all the updates..
Repeat of New Year's Day.. with the same final result, please...
Stand Witness (The Boys Are Back): Toronto Maple Leafs 2016-17 Season Pump (HD)
The Naz Jam: All Nazem Kadri's 2015-16 Season Goals & Highlights - TML
GO LEAFS GO!!
Repeat of New Year's Day.. with the same final result, please...
Stand Witness (The Boys Are Back): Toronto Maple Leafs 2016-17 Season Pump (HD)
The Naz Jam: All Nazem Kadri's 2015-16 Season Goals & Highlights - TML
GO LEAFS GO!!
Pyrophorus
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Why wouldn't your backup play against the weaker team?
For playoff implications, the Flyers should face Freddy.
Suntouchable13
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Because you have to secure the first game of a back-to-back. You throw Curtis McElhinney in there tonight and you reduce your chances of winning big time.
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