GDT: Toronto Maple Leafs vs Montreal Canadiens 11/18/17 7:00pm EST: CBC, SN, TVA-S, TSN690, 98.5FM

[Runner77]

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Habs lines (Daily Faceoff):
Pacioretty-Danault-Shaw
Galchenyuk-Drouin-Byron
Hudon-Plekanec-Gallagher
Deslauriers-De La Rose-Froese

Benn-Weber
Alzner-Petry
Mete-Morrow

Lindgren/Niemi



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Leafs lines (at practice yesterday):
Hyman-Matthews-Nylander
Marleau-Kadri-Komarov
van Riemsdyk-Bozak-Marner
Martin-Moore-Brown

Rielly-Hainsey
Gardiner-Zaitsev
Borgman-Carrick

Andersen/McElhinney
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[Runner77]

 

[777]

Starting Niemi makes no sense. Is that confirmed?

 

[Runner77]

Starting Niemi makes no sense. Is that confirmed?

Not officially. We have a poster naming a source for Niemi tonight:

Hockey Inside Out saying Antti Niemi to get his first start with the Canadiens Sat vs the Maple Leafs.

 

[MR4]

Does this mean Chucky is 100% out? Thought i saw him listed as part of the flu crew

 

[Habsawce]

Laval Rockets vs. October Cup Champs? Damn.

 

[yianik]

If Benn is out time to call up Jerabek. Of course, I think it is time to call up Jerabek even with Benn, so there you are.

Niemi should best start on the road in my view. No reason not to play Lindgren.

If Drouin is out, given how Chucky is playing would this not be the time to play him at centre ? The answer is yes, yes it would.

This could get really, really ugly.

 

[Forum93]

Now a flu bug going through the team? Next you'll hear Antii will get the start

 

[habsgirl5000]

Now a flu bug going through the team? Next you'll hear Antii will get the start

i would start neimi....the lindgren cindarella story is over,

what was the point in getting neimi if he never plays?.....any idiot can sit on the bench, no need to sign him to do it

makes no difference either way though....leafs will smoke us regardless

 

[habtastic]

Not that Pacioretty was gonna do anything, but man oh man is this gonna be a bloodbath. TSN's G spot will be hit big time.

 

[Frankenheimer]

Careful, this is where writers usually put in a plot twist. Just think they’ve overwritten the obstacles (all our top forwards out, Anti Save-ni in) and telegraphed a win is coming. Probably 3-1 or some silly scoreline.

 

[Roadhouse]

We're staying 1.8 km from the BC, near the old port and Chinatown. We were joking about playing scalpers in front of every coffee shop we'd see today... the fact that Drouin and Patches could be out with the flu for the only game we're attending this year is a huge letdown. At least the Italian food didn't disappoint last night.

Anyone wants them? 113, row C, side by side. We'll be walking around the old port this morning and be on Ste Catherine this afternoon. Ill check my phone around lunch.

 

[habtastic]

Careful, this is where writers usually put in a plot twist. Just think they’ve overwritten the obstacles (all our top forwards out, Anti Save-ni in) and telegraphed a win is coming. Probably 3-1 or some silly scoreline.

Some other season, perhaps. With all the sickies, this will go exactly as expected. Lekhonen is pretty integral to this team too, and I think he's still out.

 

[swimmer77]

Ugh.......easy loss?

Well if this lineup is going to materialize as this thread suggests maybe there will be a pleasant surprise performance out of someone.

Go Cap Space Go

 

[Saxon]

As a Hab fan living in southern Ontario.... I'm not looking forward to dealing with the Laff fans Sunday morning at work. They are unbearable enough already.

 

[sandviper]

As a Hab fan living in southern Ontario.... I'm not looking forward to dealing with the Laff fans Sunday morning at work. They are unbearable enough already.

At least I won't have to deal with them until Monday.

I was going to say if Matthews doesn't play (I know the Leafs have a win streak without him though), we'd have a good shot but I was also assuming Lindgren would start.

 

[Saxon]

Depends who's out for us. It'd almost be worse to lose to them without Mathews...i can just hear all the Laff fans "didn't even need our best player to beat the Habs"
Completly ignoring half of team are Rocket...

 

[PaulD]

Leafs are due for a loss. They have put up few stinkers this season despite the streak they are on now.

Whats all the blow out talk about?.....I know the habs are a very weak team. Destined to miss the play offs by a mile. But this aint exactly the Lightening, Pens or Blues they are playing here.

Might even get some help from the loafs tonight and get one of those boring, poorly played habs vs leafs overtime/shoot out games.

Or MBs strategically build line up could get blown out of the water !

Ill check in with you guys later.......because as per usual. I wont be watching. Dinner and a movie.

 

[David Suzuki]

leafs are gonna smoke us with all the sick/injured. Leafs 6-1 unless lindgren is elite then we might win

 

[Adam Michaels]

Setting up the reasons for the loss.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Renaud Lavoie has keener eyesight than John Lu.

 

[haseoke39]

Measuring stick rivalry game, should be fun.

 

[theghost1]

Montreal have beaten the laffs 14 out of the last 15....this is one team they own.

 

[Adamcrazy3]

I hate the Leafs.. please win this one

 

[OldCraig71]

I would love for us to beat the leafs but a blowout loss is for the greater good.