Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs (CBC - HD, 7PM, HHOF Night, 07/11/09)

[Shal]

            

Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs
(7-4-3)                                                 (2-7-5)






Date: Saturday, November 7th, 2009
TV: CBC HNIC 7PM EST
Online: http://cbc.ca/sports

Projected Lineup Forwards Blake - Mitchell - Kessel Ponikarovsky - Grabovski - Kulemin Hagman - Stajan - Stempniak Primeau - Wallin - Orr Defense Kaberle - Komisarek Beauchemin - White Finger - Schenn Goal Gustavsson Toskala

Projected Lineup Forwards Bertuzzi - Datsyuk - Holmstrom Cleary - Zetterberg - Williams Draper - Helm - Eaves Leino - Abdelkader - Maltby Defense Lidstrom - Rafalski Stuart - Kronwall Ericsson - Lebda Goal Osgood Howard

GO LEAFS GO!

Game Preview and Notes:

The Red Wings look to continue their strong play Saturday night when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs in an Original Six matchup.

Last season, Detroit (7-4-3) led the NHL with 295 goals and averaged a league-high 3.3 in the playoffs while falling in seven games to Pittsburgh in the Stanley Cup finals.

The Red Wings have failed to duplicate that type of production in 2009-10 after losing Marian Hossa and Mikael Samuelsson in free agency to Chicago and Vancouver, respectively, while Jiri Hudler opted to play in Russia. That trio of right wings combined for 82 goals with Hossa accounting for a team-high 40.

The Maple Leafs (2-7-5) are looking to win consecutive games for the first time this season after overcoming a two-goal, first-period deficit to beat NHL-worst Carolina 3-2 on Friday. Jason Blake’s power-play goal with 8:24 left to play gave Toronto the lead for good, as it snapped a four-game slide, during which it got at least a point in each contest.

“Whenever they scored, we seemed to sag at that point - maybe feeling sorry for ourselves,” coach Ron Wilson said. “We have to get mad at some point. I said to the team, ‘We’ve only got one win in 13 games. When’s somebody going to get mad?’”

Wilson may use Jonas Gustavsson in goal for a second consecutive game after he made 30 saves against the Hurricanes. The rookie is 2-2-3 with a 2.84 goals-against average, while Vesa Toskala has struggled by going 0-2-2 with a 5.13 GAA in five games. (More...)

[TheMightyOdin]

A winning streak would be nice!

GO LEAFS GO!

[BlueWhiteBlood]

That's a good action shot of Gus... He made like what, 3 saves in a row on that play?.. Go Leafs Go!...This would be a good win for confidence tonight..

[Tigger]

Is Goose playing tonight?

[rash]

Is Goose playing tonight?

Monster had heart surgery.  And then missed time with a groin injury which for a goaltender is something that can stick with you an entire season. And the Leafs will be hard pressed to beat Detroit.  And they are missing the playoffs this year.  I see no reason to start playing the Monster back to back nights at this point.  Give him another month and let him try it in January

[Shal]

Is Goose playing tonight?

According to Jonas Siegel from AM640, there's a very good chance he will. None of the Leafs skated this morning.

[Tigger]

Is Goose playing tonight?

Monster had heart surgery.  And then missed time with a groin injury which for a goaltender is something that can stick with you an entire season. And the Leafs will be hard pressed to beat Detroit.  And they are missing the playoffs this year.  I see no reason to start playing the Monster back to back nights at this point.  Give him another month and let him try it in January

Ok, but is he playing or not?

[Tigger]

Is Goose playing tonight?

According to Jonas Siegel from AM640, there's a very good chance he will. None of the Leafs skated this morning.

Thanks Shal.

[AvroArrow]

The Monster eats wings for breakfast.  He doesn't care what colour they are.

[Shal]

Thanks Shal.

It's been confirmed by Zettler now.

[LittleHockeyFan]

he's a turncoat and he's been ostracized by all the other Game Day Bears

[ErnDog]

Is Goose playing tonight?

Monster had heart surgery.  And then missed time with a groin injury which for a goaltender is something that can stick with you an entire season. And the Leafs will be hard pressed to beat Detroit.  And they are missing the playoffs this year.  I see no reason to start playing the Monster back to back nights at this point.  Give him another month and let him try it in January

We needs wins.  He's 24 years old and has only played 7 games so far.  He can handle back to back nights. 

[CrazyPerfectDevil]

go monster go!

[Russ_24]

Is Goose playing tonight?

Monster had heart surgery.  And then missed time with a groin injury which for a goaltender is something that can stick with you an entire season. And the Leafs will be hard pressed to beat Detroit.  And they are missing the playoffs this year.  I see no reason to start playing the Monster back to back nights at this point.  Give him another month and let him try it in January

easy mr. pessimism. lets have some hope, its all alot funner that way.

[Tigger]

Thanks Shal.

It's been confirmed by Zettler now.

That's a good sign. I was half expecting Toskala, nice to see the shift towards Goose as the starter is happening.