Avalanche @ Maple Leafs - Mar. 19th, 7:00pm - SN, TSN 1050

[CarltonTheBear]

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Colorado Avalanche 41-24-3, 85 pts​	@​	Toronto Maple Leafs 40-24-3, 83 pts​

Projected Line-ups​

Lehkonen-MacKinnon-Necas Drouin-Nelson-Nichushkin Kiviranta-Coyle-Colton Kelly-Drury-O’Connor Toews-Makar Lindgren-Malinski Girard-Johnson Blackwood​

Knies-Matthews-Marner Holmberg-Tavares-Nylander McMann-Domi-Robertson Lorentz-Laughton-Jarnkrok Rielly-Carlo McCabe-Tanev Benoit-OEL Woll​

Scratches​

Jimmy Vesey Miles Wood Keaton Middleton​

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David Kampf Philippe Myers​

Injuries​

Josh Manson - Upper Body - Injured Reserve Gabriel Landeskog - Knee - Injured Reserve​

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Max Pacioretty - Undisclosed - Injured Reserve Jani Hakanpaa - Knee - Injured Reserve​

Game Notes​

COL -MacKenzie Blackwood (24-16-6, 2.50 GAA, .915 Sv%) will likely start for the Avalanche -Colorado is 8-0-1 in their last 9 games, most of which came post trade deadline where the Avs picked up players like Nelson, Coyle, and Lindgren. That of course includes a 7-4 win over the Leafs 1.5 weeks ago -Avs captain Gabriel Landeskog, who due to a serious knee injury hasn't played a NHL game since Colorado won the Cup on June 26th 2022, won't be in the line-up of course but is expected to be travelling with the team as he continues to work toward a comeback

TOR -Joseph Woll (23-12-0, 2.75 GAA, .905 Sv%) will likely start for the Leafs

Streams​

Streameast Sportsurge OnHockey NHL66​

 

[ZBBM]

Get the lead and hold it this time, is my sage advice.

 

[Redleaf]

I get why Domi is there but can someone please remind me why we spent a first and Minten on Laughton to play fourth line centre?

 

[CarltonTheBear]

I get why Domi is there but can someone please remind me why we spent a first and Minten on Laughton to play fourth line centre?

First, Minten went in the Carlo trade. It was a 1st and Grebenkin for Laughton (w/ retention).

Second, in the 1 game Laughton's played at "4C" he still ended up 6th among forward in ice-time and just 1 minute behind Nylander. Obviously that game ended up being a bit of a blow out so the big guys didn't play as much as they typically would but it still shows he's not exactly being played like Kampf was.

Third, I'd be a little shocked if he stayed in the 4C position for a significant amount of time. I think Berube saw that he was struggling a little to adjust to a new team and put him in a bit of a safer line-up spot to get him going.

All in all, I wouldn't panic too much because he's playing on the 4th line for 2 games. He has an entire playoff run this season plus all of next season for him to prove the trade was worth it.

 

[herman]

It's not a 4th line. It's 2 flavours of 3rd lines.

 

[dappleganger]

Still, paying 3.9m and giving up a 1st and Grebenkin to fill your 4th line center spot is not a good look.

I really think Laughton should be put on the 2nd line LW spot with Tavares and Nylander.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Still, paying 3.9m and giving up a 1st and Grebenkin to fill your 4th line center spot is not a good look.

I really think Laughton should be put on the 2nd line LW spot with Tavares and Nylander.

Agreed with all points. But I also think come playoff time Laughton won't in that spot so at the very least I'd reserve complaints until we know if this is more permanent or not.

 

[cabber24]

Laughton/Kampf/Domi/Jankrok: alternating these 4 deck chairs is not going to make a tangible difference. I don't get the trade.