If you didn’t see the Maple Leafs play Saturday night, you didn’t miss much. Or, anything, really. It was one of those odd-ball Saturdays where the team had the night off. They spent the day in Sunrise, Florida getting ready for their game there tonight.
This will be one of only three Sunday games the Leafs play in the entire season. The other two Sunday game dates have some explanation behind them; the day before Remembrance Day and Family Day when a large share of the Ontario population has the Monday off.
Not this time. The Leafs play at 7:00 p.m. and you may be a bit tired at work or school tomorrow if you stay up to watch them. We’ll have a preview of the game up later this morning.
Will Andreas Johnsson make his return in tonight’s game? “Maybe.”
Andreas Johnsson: "They (told) me that the pain is probably not going to go away for a while, but it feels good on the ice & (added) some extra protection so everything's been feeling good out there"
— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) January 11, 2020
Playing tomorrow?
"I don't know ... Maybe"
Out since Dec. 4
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The Marlies now head to the Unicomplex where they will face Andreas Borgman and the drones on the San Antonio Rampage.
Don’t forget about the Leafs smol prospects. Nicholas Robertson is back with the Peterborough Petes after a stint on Team USA at the World Junior Championship. He’s teaming up with Semyon Der-Arguchintsev to score all the goals again.
ROBBY! @nickrob2001 beats Andree five-hole to get the Petes on the board! The new guys @AkilThomas2 and Jack York connect for the assists - their first points in Maroon and White! 1-0 Petes!#GoPetesGo | #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/fBs04r8Ma9
— Peterborough Petes (@PetesOHLhockey) January 12, 2020
ROBBY! @nickrob2001 beats Andree five-hole to get the Petes on the board! The new guys @AkilThomas2 and Jack York connect for the assists - their first points in Maroon and White! 1-0 Petes!#GoPetesGo | #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/fBs04r8Ma9
— Peterborough Petes (@PetesOHLhockey) January 12, 2020
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Matthew Tkachuk and Zack Kassian playing against each other? You know something physical is going to happen. Mark Giordano winds up collateral damage here. The Flames won this game by the way. LOLOILERS.
The situation room said this wasn’t a goal, but it kind of looks like the puck goes through the netting. That has happened before.
Lengthy review on the ice to see if the #Canucks might have scored. Would stand no-goal however. 🤔 pic.twitter.com/LYTgJP1KRx
— Sportsnet 650 (@Sportsnet650) January 11, 2020
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