Game 33: Leafs @ Bruins - Mar. 25, 7:00pm - TSN, TSN 1050

[CarltonTheBear]

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17-12-3, 37 points | 20-7-3, 43 points

Projected Lines

JVR-Bozak-Kessel Lupul-Kadri-Kulemin MacArthur-Grabovski-Hamilton McLaren-McClement-Orr Gunnarsson-Phaneuf Gardiner-Kostka Fraser-Franson Reimer​

Marchand-Krejci-Horton Paille-Bergeron-Seguin Lucic-Peverley-Caron Pandalfo-Campbell-Thornton Chara-Ference Seidenberg-Hamilton Bartkowski-Johnson Rask​

Line-up Notes

TOR
?Reimer likely starts for Toronto
?Lupul returns from his two-game suspension, Hamilton likely Frattin comes out
?Liles did not make the trip to Boston, and will likely be replaced by Kostka

BOS
?Rask likely starts for Boston
?The Bruins juggled their left wingers at practice on Sunday, moving Lucic down and Marchand and Paille up

Statistical Leaders

van Riemsdyk/Kadri - 14 Kessel/Kadri - 20 Kadri - 34 Kadri - +17 Orr - 108 Reimer - 11 Scrivens - 2.63 Reimer - .917​

G A P +/- PIM W GAA SA%​

13 - Marchand 18 - Bergeron/Krejci      26 - Bergeron +21 - Bergeron 57 - Lucic 14 - Rask 1.90 - Rask .928 - Rask

Season Overview

TOR 17 12 3 37 97 92 17.7% 85.3% 9-6-1 Won 1 4-3-3​

W L OT P GF GA PP% PK% Away | Home Streak L10​

BOS 20 7 3 43 86 64 15.3% 92.4% 10-2-1 Lost 1 6-4-0

Injuries

TOR
John-Michael Liles - Ankle - DTD, Out Monday
Leo Komarov - Upper Boby - Out 7-10 days

BOS
Johnny Boychuk - Leg - Questionable Monday
Adam McQuaid - Upper Boby - Out indefinitely
Chris Kelly - Knee - Out indefinitely
Marc Savard - Concussion - Out indefinitely

Hot or Not

TOR
Nazem Kadri - 7 pts in last 3 GP
Phil Kessel - 13 pts in last 9 GP
Cody Franson - 1 pt in last 4 GP
James van Reimsdyk - 0 pts in last 3 GP

BOS
Dennis Seidenberg - 2 goals in last 2 GP
Tuuka Rask - 3-2-0, 1.31, .946 in last 6 GPI
Zdeno Chara - 1 pt in last 4 GP
Tyler Seguin - 0 pts in last 3 GP
Nathan Horton - 0 pts in last 4 GP
Milan Lucic - 0 pts in last 4 GP
Dougie Hamilton - 0 pts in last 10 GP

Stream Options

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[Frank E]

Clock watcher.

 

[nutman]

I hope we go in and take two more pts from them.

 

[barney_rebel]

We better rule man..

 

[Kaberle15]

I wish Sundin to drop the ceremonial puck again and scare the hell out of Chara...  :

Huge game, Go Leafs Go!!!

 

[ZBBM]

I wish Sundin to drop the ceremonial puck again and scare the hell out of Chara...  :

Huge game, Go Leafs Go!!!

Yeah, quite the opposite result from last year's Sundin tribute game.  May we go on an opposite streak this year and blaze into the playoffs.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Paul Hendrick says that Blacker may have been called up as the 7th defenceman with Liles out.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

A Bruins reporter said he rode the elevator with Blacker this morning in Boston, so it would appear he has been called up.

So how far down is Holzer now?

 

[Crucialness Key]

A Bruins reporter said he rode the elevator with Blacker this morning in Boston, so it would appear he has been called up.

So how far down is Holzer now?

Maybe it's more about evaluating as many different players this season as possible at the NHL level?

 

[Deebo]

I'd expect Kostka to get back in ahead of Blacker tonight, but who knows what will happen.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Updates from practice: Reimer starts. Hamilton is the odd man out among the forwards. Blacker skating as the 7th defenceman. Kostka is with Gardiner.

 

[Redleaf]

A Bruins reporter said he rode the elevator with Blacker this morning in Boston, so it would appear he has been called up.

So how far down is Holzer now?

Maybe it's more about evaluating as many different players this season as possible at the NHL level?

Bingo. Nonis and Carlyle appear to be turning over every stone they can in hopes of finding more surprises like Frasier already in the organization.

 

[Deebo]

A Bruins reporter said he rode the elevator with Blacker this morning in Boston, so it would appear he has been called up.

So how far down is Holzer now?

Maybe it's more about evaluating as many different players this season as possible at the NHL level?

Bingo. Nonis and Carlyle appear to be turning over every stone they can in hopes of finding more surprises like Frasier already in the organization.

I also think they are giving Blacker a chance to collect an NHL salary for a week or 2.

 

[Corn Flake]

A Bruins reporter said he rode the elevator with Blacker this morning in Boston, so it would appear he has been called up.

So how far down is Holzer now?

Maybe it's more about evaluating as many different players this season as possible at the NHL level?

Bingo. Nonis and Carlyle appear to be turning over every stone they can in hopes of finding more surprises like Frasier already in the organization.

Holzer probably has a list of things he needs to work on and improve before he gets another call up.  It's good to see what the guys who are close to being NHL ready have got going on. Looking forward to seeing Blacker hopefully tonight. 

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Fraser isn't really a surprise, nor particularly good.

 

[ZBBM]

Fraser isn't really a surprise, nor particularly good.

I beg to differ.  He's been the Luke Schenn we never really got.  Will he keep it up is the big question -- Schenn started off well and then backslid, after all.  We'll just have to wait and see.

 

[Redleaf]

Fraser isn't really a surprise, nor particularly good.

Im confused. Your not surprised he made the team out of the gate, but he isn't good enough??

 

[Deebo]

Carlyle confirms Kostka will be in the line-up for Liles.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Fraser isn't really a surprise, nor particularly good.

Im confused. Your not surprised he made the team out of the gate, but he isn't good enough??

I never said he isn't good enough, just that he's nothing special and is an average d-man.  I also didn't say I was surprised, but that Fraser was likely not a surprise for the Leafs management/coaching staff when he was brought in - this is basically what he does and what he's done since with New Jersey.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Fraser isn't really a surprise, nor particularly good.

I beg to differ.  He's been the Luke Schenn we never really got.  Will he keep it up is the big question -- Schenn started off well and then backslid, after all.  We'll just have to wait and see.

If the Luke Schenn we never got was someone to play the 7th most minutes per night out of the D (only Komisarek avg'd less in games this season), 4th most on the PK, against just about the easiest competition among the D.

I would expect a lot more out of a 5th overall Luke Schenn than what Fraser has given us.  I'm not ripping on the guy, I'm not expecting more out of him, but I'm not going to pretend he's more than what he is.