After winning 3 games in a row, last week ended with a loss to the New York Rangers. Sucks to them but hey, it happens. It's also a yearly tradition for garbage goals to be let in and hopefully Bernier has gotten this years out fo the way early. The Avalanche aren't having the greatest of season so let's see if the Leafs can make Patrick Roy's head explode.'
Colorado Avalanche @ Toronto Maple Leafs
7:30PM - Air Canada Centre
TV: TSN4, GCL, TVA Sports, ALT2
Radio: TSN1050
SBN: Mile High Hockey
The Avalanche come to town, struggling to stay above Calgary and Edmonton in the standings and too far out of a wild card playoff spot to bother. The dream team of Roy/Sakic doesn't seem to be living up to its hype at the moment, despite being saviours to the franchise. Whats the matter with the Avs? on paper they are a much better team, but this should be a close game. The Leafs should be as bad as they are in the standings, so no one is accusing them of under performing.
Leafs last game:
A 4-2 loss to the Rangers on Sunday night and it gave us this:
Sigh.
Colorado's last game:
They destroyed the Canadiens on Saturday night 6-1. SIX TO ONE. High 5 Colorado (which was the goal differential in the game). MHH recap is here.
Projected line ups:
Toronto (mashed together from last game):
James van Riemsdyk - Nazem Kadri - Leo Komarov
Shawn Matthias - Tyler Bozak - PA Parenteau
Daniel Winnik - Brad Boyes - Joffrey Lupul
Michael Grabner - Byron Froese - Peter Holland
Jake Gardiner - Dion Phaneuf
Matt Hunwick - Morgan Rielly
Matt Marincin - Roman Polak
Colorado (from MHH's preview):
Grigorenko-MacKinnon-Duchene
Comeau-Soderberg-Iginla
McLeod-Mitchell-Everberg
Martinsen-Street-Skille
Beauchemin-Johnson
Holden-Barrie
Gormley-Guenin
Berra
Pickard
Rabble Rousers:
Babcock says it's an injury keeping Spaling out tonight. Added that Spaling couldn't take many faceoffs Sunday as a result.
— Jonas Siegel (@jonasTSN1050) November 17, 2015 The #leafs scratches tonight look to be Nick Spaling, Scott Harrington and Frank Corrado.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) November 17, 2015 Frankie Corrado is the last Leaf on the ice. No coaches. No teammates. Just work. pic.twitter.com/Bx1sXQuFBq
— Steve Dangle Glynn (@Steve_Dangle) November 17, 2015 Jonathan Bernier on his tough outing in NYC: "It wasn't Game 7 of the playoffs. Thank God."
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) November 17, 2015 THE MONSTER! CLEARLY TAKING A SHOT AT REIMER! BOIL HIM IN OIL! KICK HIM IN THE SHINS!
Calm down, #leafs Twitter: Bernier was not taking a jab at Reimer with the "Game 7" comment. He just meant it wasn't a critical game.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) November 17, 2015 oh.
My thoughts:
Leafs win again, tanking crowd cries despair, Reimer ups his trade value.
