Pre-Game Talk: Wild @ Leafs, Oct 15th - 7pm (TSN4) and Leafs @ Caps, Oct 16th - 7 pm (SN1)

[PromisedLand]

Back to Backs Tuesday (Oct 15th - Wild) and Wednesday (Oct 16th - Caps)

Wild record
4-0-4-0

Leafs record
6-3-2-1


Wild play against Ottawa today (1pm game) so are on a back to back against the Leafs.

Boudreau and Wild are on a hotseat after a brutal start

Leafs with their stacked roster have given up 2 points against Montreal (should have been a W); and got embarrassed by the bolts

2 points are there for the taking for two reasons. One Wild are not off to a great start and they will be on a back to back.

Line up seems to be the same; except we might see Marincin-Holl third pair (but this is the right time to be testing that out given Wild are on a horrendous start and are on a back to back against the Leafs)



Also good to see that one of my suggestions for Sandin came to pass




Matthews' mustache a big hit with the kids and gaining traction



Lets get serious; we need at least 2 points out of 4 (if not 3 or 4).

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[Suntouchable13]

I hope they get the W today. You know how things go for Toronto, Wild will probably get their first win of the season against us.

 

[Thread The Needle]

I hope they get the W today. You know how things go for Toronto, Wild will probably get their first win of the season against us.

You took the words right out of my keyboard.

 

[Burnie97]

Get a win streak going here. Wednesday will be a tough game on a back to back... but no reason not to beat Minny.

Go Leafs Go

 

[OVO16]

Marincin playing over gravel?

smh

 

[PromisedLand]

Get a win streak going here. Wednesday will be a tough game on a back to back... but no reason not to beat Minny.

Go Leafs Go

may be Leafs change their strategy and start Hutch against Wild and Freddy against the caps

 

[Coachcorner]

may be Leafs change their strategy and start Hutch against Wild and Freddy against the caps

Gon be interesthang to see sire. They is addressing that andersen is starting on the yahoo game app. But that ain't always 100, I was looking if babcock already made the statement but couldn't find it. Hutchinson should have a huge workload against the caps dawg. If he even plays on that dirt there.

If Andy plays on this here that's a clear indicator babcock wants the 100 sure points here against minnesota period. He ain't takin no loss.

 

[FlareKnight]

Hopefully we bring it for both games. The bottom six did great work against Detroit. Still waiting on the top six to show some bounce back after getting steamrolled by Tampa. October when teams aren't playing defense is our big chance to pile up points in the standings. Need to get on a roll. Caps won't be easy and the Wild could be a trap game. But if the Leafs want to contend they need to be able to beat anyone. Here's a good chance to do that.

 

[TheBigFour]

prediction- Boudreau will be leafs head coach next season.

perfect match, they both choke in the playoffs

 

[Not My Tempo]

 

[Havoc]

marincin-holl

 

[Carltons Cup]

I truly hope this isn't one of the games where the Leafs take MIN for granted and think they can win just by lacing up their skates...

 

[JustJokinenAround]

this is the season

 

[Martin Skoula]

Thank god we sent him to the AHL where there are no goons who have to headhunt to make a name for themselves.

Don't get me wrong, sending him down is the best call we can make with the coaching staff we have, but guys are still going to be trying to hit Sandin when he's 20 and playing next year. A competent coach would treat this as a learning opportunity, you can't hide prospects from challenge until they're 26 and expect them to suddenly figure it out.

 

[JustJokinenAround]

it would be awesome to watch the leafs just throttle the wild like 8-1

 

[Maple Leaf]

the G R A V E L era begins

 

[bax]

Time to get a streak going.

 

[LeafalCrusader]

The Wild played their backup in the first game of their back to backs. Can't wait to hear Babcock tell them how dumb that idea is tomorrow in the pregame skate before Dubnyk stands on his head.

 

[Advanced stats]

prediction- Boudreau will be leafs head coach next season.

perfect match, they both choke in the playoffs

If, and if Babcock goes, Keefe is 100% going to be the next coach. There probably won't even be interviews.

 

[Critical13]

The only change we have is the bottom pairing.

When will the awful Kapanen experiment end?

When will we add some grit to our bottom pairing (Gravel?).

So disappointing.

it would be awesome to watch the leafs just throttle the wild like 8-1

Would be great but hate the idea of Babs getting job security.

 

[HolyCrap]

Wild won today so that’s good. They can’t get their first win against us tomorrow. Lol

 

[hamzarocks]

Need to win this game. The Bruins and Sabres looking elite so far, the bolts are the best team in the NHL on paper. We may end up a clear 4th if the Sabres continue their play for 15-20 games and we dont pick up ours for the same time frame. The habs are also pretty annoying and can challange for a wild card.

I want this team contending for the president trophy and then a dominant run to a cup. Expectations are high, we are playing our 7th game. The time for system issues to be corrected is now. Need our stars playing like stars and our goalie not being a sieve.

Leafs should not lose to this wild team. Start hutch as it's a wealth team and give Andy the caps game. Please Babcock and the players come out on time and play with a level of urgency.

 

[PromisedLand]

good thing Wild won against Ottawa so wont take out frustrations on the Leafs

bad thing; 1st period done, Avs leading over Caps 4-0; Kadri with 3 points they would be pissed and waiting for the Leafs with Leafs on a back to back

 

[Burnie97]

may be Leafs change their strategy and start Hutch against Wild and Freddy against the caps

 

[Metroid]

Leaf fan in me is annoyed
Fantasy team will enjoy it, Holtby is better than Hutch, right?? Lol