Game 24: Toronto Maple Leafs @ Anaheim Ducks W5-2

[GhostofPotvin29]

Some updates on the lineup:

HennyTweets Paul Hendrick
Steckel out-grabo in. Gunnarsson is a game time decision. If not kieth aulie plays. Holzer likely headed back to the marlies.

And Paul Hendrick still can't spell Keith.

 

[Tigger]

Interested to see how Grabbo affects the lineup, personally I'd be inclined to try Bozak on wing with Colborne and Frattin and let Connolly loose with Lupul and Kessel.

...could also try rolling the heck out of 4 units set up a little differently, I guess it depends on what they're working on now ( ie special team toi, pairings/strategies ) and how they want to handle Colborne too.

 

[L K]

Also don't forget that Gus is awful, and Kessel is the streakiest player since the lockout.  And Lupul's back is the wonkiest.  Also Phaneuf has made the most stupid faces since McCabe left the NHL.

 

[bustaheims]

So Aulie plays tonight? Or is Gunnar good to go? Doesn't make sense to send Holzer back after sitting the entire road trip and call up a guy who many felt was struggling all season long.

I guess part of it is to be able to put in the guy who has played more recently and won't take as many shifts to get up to speed. According to Eakins, Aulie has been playing much more recently, so, that could be part of it as well.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Here are the lines:

jonasTSN1050 Jonas Siegel
Lines in warmup:
Lupul-Bozak-Kessel.
MacArthur-Connolly-Kulemin.
Crabb-Colborne-Frattin.
Rosehill-Grabovski-Dupuis.

 

[moon111]

To avoid morning traffic, I wake up at 3:00 and drive into Toronto and take an hour nap before work.  Going to have to miss this one for sure.  How people handle that traffic daily I'll never know.

 

[Tigger]

Easing Grabbo back in, ok, I think someone suggested that too.

 

[Propellertop]

To avoid morning traffic, I wake up at 3:00 and drive into Toronto and take an hour nap before work.  Going to have to miss this one for sure.  How people handle that traffic daily I'll never know.

Don't work in Toronto?

 

[DAB]

Stream link anyone? I'll try oleoletv etc but usually pretty crap.

 

[Zee]

The jet lag is gonna kill Aulie. I can't believe he's there.

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

GAME ON!

 

[Propellertop]

Oh boy.... bad decision by Colborne trying to go back around the net through the Duck forward.

 

[Chev-boyar-sky]

Grabbo with Rosehill and Dupuis seems a waste of a legitimate scoring threat.

 

[pnjunction]

Decent catch by Gus

 

[pnjunction]

Grabbo with Rosehill and Dupuis seems a waste of a legitimate scoring threat.

I think maybe he wouldn't even be playing yet if Steckel wasn't injured

 

[Propellertop]

Grabbo with Rosehill and Dupuis seems a waste of a legitimate scoring threat.

I think maybe he wouldn't even be playing yet if Steckel wasn't injured

Likely but you never know. Dupuis and Rosehill should be able to make some space for Grabo.

 

[Courtnall]

Can someone please explain to me why dupuis is still playing? 21 games, 0 points, -2. He brings nothing to the team, I'd much rather an energy guy in there then this waste of a roster spot.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Hey the refs can see high-sticks!

 

[bustaheims]

Grabbo with Rosehill and Dupuis seems a waste of a legitimate scoring threat.

I think maybe he wouldn't even be playing yet if Steckel wasn't injured

Yeah. My guess is he isn't quite 100%, but, he's close enough that the team didn't want to call anyone up for what would probably just be tonight's game.

 

[Tigger]

Can someone please explain to me why dupuis is still playing? 21 games, 0 points, -2. He brings nothing to the team, I'd much rather an energy guy in there then this waste of a roster spot.

PK.