GDT: Toronto Maple Leafs (24-16-2) vs Vancouver Canucks (16-19-5) | 7:00 PM EST | Hockey Night In Canada!

[DarkKnight]

Woohoo, glad to see Dermott in there, he's a keeper! Bit sad for Borgman, he's been pretty good, he will get back in. If Dermott sticks, bye bye Carrick, and I'm okay with that.

 

[Budsfan]

 

[Rare Jewel]

Even Dermott on the right side is going to be WAY better than Polak and Carrick.

He's probably not going to be better on the right side compared to Carrick who is right handed. We probably shouldn't expect him to be either considering tonight's his first game.

 

[Rare Jewel]

Marchenko wore it last year.

 

[PromisedLand]

When everyone sees Dermott play (hopefully tonight)... everyone will wonder why he wasn't playing with the big club earlier.

All this talk about our crappy D for the first half of the season was so ridiculous because we had a quality defender in Dermott that we weren't using. He's that "top 4" guy everyone wanted. No need to make a big trade... just send down Polak/Carrick and use Dermott.

Even Dermott on the right side is going to be WAY better than Polak and Carrick.

Dermott said yesterday he is not comfortable playing on the right side

 

[PuckMagi]

Very happy to see that Dermott is playing. Though I think he should be replacing Carrick or Polak.

Dermott and Rielly can both play on the right side.

It's funny how Babcock is so obsessed with left handed and right handed stuff... so much so that he put Nylander on the RW despite the fact that he played either LW or C. But the only exception to his own rule is with Hyman who is a right handed shot and had always been a RW. Hyman is a crappy player to begin with and was a rookie last year... doesn't seem like a good guy to put on his off-wing if he's going to make this one exception to his own stupid rule.

 

[ThewThew]

Thinking about going to the game. Does any one know which side of the ice the leafs play twice on ?

 

[PromisedLand]

Very happy to see that Dermott is playing. Though I think he should be replacing Carrick or Polak.

Dermott and Rielly can both play on the right side.

It's funny how Babcock is so obsessed with left handed and right handed stuff... so much so that he put Nylander on the RW despite the fact that he played either LW or C. But the only exception to his own rule is with Hyman who is a right handed shot and had always been a RW. Hyman is a crappy player to begin with and was a rookie last year... doesn't seem like a good guy to put on his off-wing if he's going to make this one exception to his own stupid rule.

Personally i’d rather hyman play RW and Willy play LW

 

[ACC1224]

He's wrong.

 

[Mess]

He's wrong.

Alexei Marchenko wore #3 when he was here.

 

[ACC1224]

Thinking about going to the game. Does any one know which side of the ice the leafs play twice on ?

They defend the net below section 303 twice. The benches are on the 321 side.

 

[Budsfan]

 

[ACC1224]

Alexei Marchenko wore #3 when he was here.

Correct, you should let your pal Mike in on that info.

 

[Liminality]

Not sure who's more excited for tonight, him, his dad, or all the hopeful fans hoping he can become a mainstay on the defense.

He's paid his dues and deserves this chance.

 

[Rare Jewel]

I would've gone with...

Rielly - Hainsey
Gardiner - Carrick
Dermott - Borgman

Borgman has said he doesn't mind playing on the right and he sure doesn't mind bombing up the right wing with the puck.

Also - it would be nice to see if anyone else can kill penalties other than Hainsey and Polak.

 

[PromisedLand]

Dermot with a point

Kadri with a solid hit to H. Sedin this time and a goal

MNMs multiple points

Canucks 0 points

Hughson calling the game

#PerfectHNIC2018

“Nothing like beating the Canucks on Saturday”

 

[Leaffan1991]

Come on.. how do you take borgman out over polak who has been terrible.. shit like this makes me hate babcocks lineup decisions

 

[PuckMagi]

Gardiner - Hainsey
Dermott - Rielly
Borgman - Carrick

I would do this going forward... (with Zaitsev replacing Carrick when he's back).

The Dermott - Rielly pairing would probably become our top pairing after a little while. Hainsey would probably provide a lot of stability for Gardiner. At this point, Gardiner is more in need of Hainsey's stability than Rielly.

 

[CanadasTeam]

Not sure who's more excited for tonight, him, his dad, or all the hopeful fans hoping he can become a mainstay on the defense.

He's paid his dues and deserves this chance.

Live it up. 1st NHL game at home in front of ACC crowd home game, Sat HNIC, etc... yep no pressure at all lol

 

[Budsfan]

 

[Mess]

Marner vs Boeser from the 2015 draft class go head-to head.

 

[PromisedLand]

Marner vs Boeser from the 2015 draft class go head-to head.

Marner >> Boeser

 

[Captain14]

Dermot with a point

Kadri with a solid hit to H. Sedin this time and a goal

MNMs multiple points

Canucks 0 points

Hughson calling the game

#PerfectHNIC

“Nothing like beating the Canucks on Saturday”

If they come out skating like they did against the Sharks, your forecast is golden! No more being soft, we need to fight for every puck, we do that from here on out, we're a tough team to beat.

 

[rdogg]

Hopefully Nylander has a great game, and Canucks fans can continue lamenting about taking Virtanen over Nylander

 

[Captain14]

Come on.. how do you take borgman out over polak who has been terrible.. **** like this makes me hate babcocks lineup decisions

I totally agree. Maybe looking for more experience on D with the kid for his 1st start?