Game 34: Panthers @ Leafs - Mar. 26, 7:00pm - Sportsnet, Fan 590

[CarltonTheBear]

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9-18-6, 24 points | 17-12-4, 38 points

Projected Lines

Huberdeau-Shore-Mueller Fleischmann-Goc-Kopecky Santorelli-Matthias-Upshall Howden-Rallo-Smithson Campbell-Strachan Kuba-Kulikov Brennan-Robak Markstrom​

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

Line-up Notes

FLA
?Markstrom is the likely starter for Florida

TOR
?Scrivens is the likely starter for Toronto
?Frattin and/or Blacker could enter the line-up
?With Carlyle sitting JVR and Kessel in the third, the top line could see a makeover

Statistical Leaders

Kopecky/Huberdeau - 12 Fleischmann - 14 Kopecky/Huberdeau - 20 Matthias - +2 Parros - 34 Theodore - 4 Markstrom - 2.54 Markstrom - .923​

G A P +/- PIM W GAA SA%​

14 - Kadri/van Riemsdyk 21 - Kadri 35 - Kadri +18 - Kadri 110 - Orr 11 - Reimer 2.63 - Reimer/Scrivens .918 - Reimer

Season Overview

FLA 9 18 6 24 78 116 18.1% 74.3% 5-10-1 Lost 2 2-7-1​

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

TOR 17 12 4 38 99 95 18.1% 85.4% 8-6-2 Lost 1 3-3-4

Injuries

FLA
Gudbranson - Flu - Questionable Tuesday
Parros - Upper Boby - Questionable Tuesday
SKille - Upper Boby - Doubtful Tuesday
Selleck - Concussion - Doubtful Tuesday
Jovanovski - Lower Boby - Out indefinitely
Versteeg - Knee - Out for season
Weiss - Wrist - Out for season
Weaver - Lower Boby - Out indefinitely
Theodore - Groin - Mid April
CtB - Fingers - DTD
Caruso - Wrist - Out indefinitely
Bergenheim - Groin - Out for season

TOR
John-Michael Liles - Ankle - Questionable Tuesday
Leo Komarov - Upper Boby - Early April

Hot or Not

FLA
Tomas Fleischmann - 3 pts in last 10 GP
Marcel Goc - 0 pts in last 3 GP
Mike Santorelli - 0 pts in last 4 GP

TOR
Nazem Kadri - 10 pts in last 5 GP
Nikolai Kulemin - 4 pts in last 5 GP
Joffrey Lupul - 5 pts in last 3 GP
James van Riemsdyk - 0 pts in last 4 GP
Cody Franson - 1 pt in last 5 GP
Matt Frattin - 1 pts in last 6 GP

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[maplesyrup]

Must win. Decent playoff teams probably shouldn't/wouldn't lose this one.

 

[BlueWhiteBlood]

CtB - Fingers - DTD

 

[Deebo]

CtB - Fingers - DTD

Why is he a Florida injury?

 

[BlueWhiteBlood]

CtB - Fingers - DTD

Why is he a Florida injury?

I think he just meant his fingers were sore from posting all the Florida injuries.

 

[Crucialness Key]

?With Carlyle sitting JVR and Kessel in the third, the top line could see a makeover

Since Frattin sat yesterday, maybe play him with Bozak/Kessel, in the hope that he'll play with max energy trying to get back in the lineup... also providing the physical play that line has been lacking?

Then of course Lup/Kad/Kul since it works, and Mac/Grab/J-van as your 3rd?  (McLaren-McClement-McHamilton as 4th)

 

[Kaberle15]

With a victory Tuesday, Toronto would become the fourth team in the Northeast Division to reach 40 points this season, joining Montreal, Boston and Ottawa. To put that in perspective, only one other Eastern Conference club outside the division (Pittsburgh) and four Western Conference squads (Chicago, Anaheim, Minnesota and Vancouver) have at least 40 points.

Scrivens Shutout the Panthers last time, he will problaby start, since Reimer had a busy night on monday.

I wish RC would mix his lines to something like this:

Lupul - Kadri - Kulemin
JVR/MacArthur - Grabo - Kessel
MacArthur/JVR - Bozak - Frattin
Hamilton - McClement - McLaren/Orr

Go Leafs Go!!!
Lets Hammer Florida out of town...

 

[Zee]

The classic let-down game tonight.  Hope i'm wrong.

 

[caver]

With a victory Tuesday, Toronto would become the fourth team in the Northeast Division to reach 40 points this season, joining Montreal, Boston and Ottawa. To put that in perspective, only one other Eastern Conference club outside the division (Pittsburgh) and four Western Conference squads (Chicago, Anaheim, Minnesota and Vancouver) have at least 40 points.

Scrivens Shutout the Panthers last time, he will problaby start, since Reimer had a busy night on monday.

I wish RC would mix his lines to something like this:

Lupul - Kadri - Kulemin
JVR/MacArthur - Grabo - Kessel
MacArthur/JVR - Bozak - Frattin
Hamilton - McClement - McLaren/Orr

Go Leafs Go!!!
Lets Hammer Florida out of town...

Good line up.

 

[Erndog]

That is one terrriblllleeeee looking Panthers lineup, wow!

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

?With Carlyle sitting JVR and Kessel in the third, the top line could see a makeover

Kessel was sat?  He had the most ice-time he's had in 5 games, but I was watching very late at night so it's entirely possible my off was brain by that point [on purpose].

 

[Redleaf]

The classic let-down game tonight.  Hope i'm wrong.

I was kinda thinking the same, with all the effort put out the last two games, and facing a pretty weak opponent. That certainly would have been the case in previous years. I think this is one of those telling games tonight (good or bad). Scrivens needs to be sharp if they want the win.

 

[TML fan]

I didn't notice him sitting. He actually made a couple of nice back checks too. I don't think he played in the last 4-5 minutes though...

 

[Corn Flake]

?With Carlyle sitting JVR and Kessel in the third, the top line could see a makeover

Kessel was sat?  He had the most ice-time he's had in 5 games, but I was watching very late at night so it's entirely possible my off was brain by that point [on purpose].

Pretty sure I saw Kessel out there in the final few mins, including a half shift with Kadri.

 

[Corn Flake]

I reeeeeeeeeeealllly would like to see JVR with Grabbo again at some point.  There was good chemistry early on with them plus JVR probably could stand to spend some time away from top checkers. Kulemin on the RW.

Lupul/Kadri/Kessel needs to be tried at some point but the risk will be being able to produce vs. top shutdown units.  Vs. FLA they will probably do just fine.

If those two combos work, Carlyle could build a 3rd line around Bozak/Frattin/Mac which won't produce crazy numbers but should produce what you would expect from a 3rd line.

 

[Stronger Than All]

That is one terrriblllleeeee looking Panthers lineup, wow!

Absolutely,  I do think they're an ok team without all those injuries though.  That's a pretty big list.

 

[gunnar36]

Frattin better be back in the line-up tonight.  He adds way more to the line-up then Hamilton ever will.

 

[Redleaf]

Frattin better be back in the line-up tonight.  He adds way more to the line-up then Hamilton ever will.

Agreed, but he needs to recapture his goal scoring touch, and soon.

 

[bustaheims]

Kessel was sat?  He had the most ice-time he's had in 5 games, but I was watching very late at night so it's entirely possible my off was brain by that point [on purpose].

According to NHL.com, he had just over 4 minutes TOI in the 3rd.

 

[gunnar36]

Frattin better be back in the line-up tonight.  He adds way more to the line-up then Hamilton ever will.

Agreed, but he needs to recapture his goal scoring touch, and soon.

he just needs to find his legs again post-injury