Pre-Game Talk: Scherbak called up -- MTL @ TOR, Sat. 7:00 PM EST

[the]

I think there's a good chance Markov plays tomorrow.

 

[BLONG7]

Of all the NS people I've worked with and are hockey fans, one is/was a Leafs fan, one is a Pens fan, one is a Sens fan I believe, and the other may or may not like the Habs. Crosby definitely helps with respect to the size of the Pens' fan base in the province.

It seems NS is Montreal, and TO which makes sense, Bruins do get some love, but alot of the province is split because of Crosby, but there is also alot of people who were also Devils fans....I even know a couple of Ducks fans, because of the Cup in 2007

 

[sandviper]

Stuck at work. Would have liked to have headed over to the MasterCard Centre for practice this AM.

 

[Ursus the White]

With all the talk about Radu and his exceptional performance thus far, and that he is playing like a beast, it finally hit me (ouch) why Radu rings a bell....

RADU MOLASAR
The Beast has been released! The Leafs will shrivel before his uberswag.

 

[Tyson]

Toronto is building a great nucleus of young forwards. Defense...not so much.

 

[malcb33]

New poll from out east:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/canadiens-leafs-atlantic-canada-nhl-1.3923175

I have a hard time with the accuracy of the NL poll. Of course my opinion is totally based on talking to people and spending many days of the week in different locker rooms, but the Leafs definitely would edge out the Habs as NL's favorite team by at least 5% or so. Boston would also be way higher as well, somewhere around the 20% mark I would expect.

 

[Conflicted Habs fan]

Toronto is building a great nucleus of young forwards. Defense...not so much.

Should be an exciting game. Looking forward to it. Leafs are going in back to back but they're the youngest squad in the league so don't expect them to be gassed. Biggest flaw is their defence they lose leads consistently but the Habs also have been blowing leads too recently. They should be starting their back up goaltender and we will be starting Price. Add in Galchenyuk and Markov and you got right there a winning formula.

 

[TheAntiPrice]

Seems like Leafs are getting the short side of the stick against us this year in the schedule department. We've been catching them on their 2nd night of back to back in all the games. Leafs weren't playing as well then, and despite being fully healthy, Price had to stand on his head for us to squeeze out 2-1 wins. I don't have much confidence for us to pull out another W with a depleted team.

 

[sandviper]

Should be an exciting game. Looking forward to it. Leafs are going in back to back but they're the youngest squad in the league so don't expect them to be gassed. Biggest flaw is their defence they lose leads consistently but the Habs also have been blowing leads too recently. They should be starting their back up goaltender and we will be starting Price. Add in Galchenyuk and Markov and you got right there a winning formula.

I don't believe Galchenyuk and Markov are playing. Right now, I think today our forward group can hold their own against the Leafs (not likely the case 2 years from now) and our top-4 D is stronger than what the Leafs can manage. Add to it the goaltenders you mentioned, we should lock this one up but it won't be a blow-out.

 

[Redux91]

Seems like Leafs are getting the short side of the stick against us this year in the schedule department. We've been catching them on their 2nd night of back to back in all the games. Leafs weren't playing as well then, and despite being fully healthy, Price had to stand on his head for us to squeeze out 2-1 wins. I don't have much confidence for us to pull out another W with a depleted team.

You NEVER have confidence in the team lmao

every single game thread you make this post, youve had us losing every single game the past 20 games

 

[RandR]

New poll from out east:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/canadiens-leafs-atlantic-canada-nhl-1.3923175

Atlantic Canada has been shared between the Habs and the Senators for regional TV telecast rights for quite a few years now. Not surprising, but interesting that the Senators still get no more than 1% of that vote.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Seems like Leafs are getting the short side of the stick against us this year in the schedule department. We've been catching them on their 2nd night of back to back in all the games. Leafs weren't playing as well then, and despite being fully healthy, Price had to stand on his head for us to squeeze out 2-1 wins. I don't have much confidence for us to pull out another W with a depleted team.

That's false.
None of the games we've played so far against them was on their 2nd night of b2b.

 

[MXD]

That's false.
None of the games we've played so far against them was on their 2nd night of b2b.

Since when facts matters?

 

[TheAntiPrice]

Ah, I stand corrected. First one was on their first night of b2b and tomorrow's is on their second. Still, they're playing much better now than they were when we faced them earlier in the season. They could move up to 5th in the conference if they win tonight.

 

[sandviper]

You NEVER have confidence in the team lmao

every single game thread you make this post, youve had us losing every single game the past 20 games

Look at it this way, the one time he gets in, he'll sound like Nostradamus.

That's false.
None of the games we've played so far against them was on their 2nd night of b2b.

You are correct. Our first game this year with the Leafs was not b2b (it was a b2b weekend, but we played them first). Second meeting was not their b2b. Tomorrow is but it's the first time.

On the otherhand, in our second meeting, WE were playing our second game in 2 nights.

Guess haters gonna hate.

 

[Vi Nc E x13x]

Not really happy about scherby on 4th line for nhl debut, atleast put him on pp.

 

[Beige Van]

I thought there would be more Bruins fans in NS.

Yeah, me too. From what I've heard, NS has a close tie with Boston due to the enormous relief they received after the Halifax explosion in 1917.

 

[ViD]

Need moar Russians

 

[Tyson]

Did Terry get hurt or sent back?

 

[Runner77]

Projected lineup as per Daily Faceoff:

Pacioretty -- Danault -- Radulov
Lehkonen -- Plekanec -- Andrighetto
Carr -- Mitchell -- Flynn
Farnham -- McCarron -- Scherbak

Emelin - Weber
Beaulieu - Petry
Barberio - Johntson

 

[Fazkovsky]

sometimes I feel like Flynn is an extra body that shouldnt be playing with all our young guns

but its fine for now

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

I wouldn't put Shark on the forth line for his first game ever but I can't say I'm surprised we did, sadly...

 

[Dominator13]

I expect Farnham and McCarron to wreck havoc tomorrow.

 

[Runner77]

I wouldn't put Shark on the forth line for his first game ever but I can't say I'm surprised we did, sadly...

"Shark"? Is that his Ice Cap moniker?

 

[Roadhouse]

For those of you who saw them play complete games on the same line, did BigMac and Scherbak have a certain pattern in scoring goals i.e. Scherbak draws two on him and sets up Mike in the slot? Just wondering if they complement each other well. Farnham is there to get punched by Martin if the Leafs resort to goonery.