Leafs @ Blues - Feb. 19th, 8:00pm - SNO, TSN 1050

[CarltonTheBear]

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36-19-3, 75 points | 31-22-5, 67 points

Projected Lines

Hyman-Tavares-Marner Marleau-Matthews-Kapanen Johnsson-Kadri-Nylander Lindholm-Gauthier-Brown Rielly-Hainsey Muzzin-Zaitsev Gardiner-Dermott Andersen ​

Schenn-O'Reilly-Tarasenko Schwartz-Bozak-Fabbri Sanford-Sundqvist-Maroon MacEachern-Barbashev-Thomas Edmunson-Pietrangelo Bouwmeester-Parayko Dunn-Bortuzzo Binnington​

Scratches

Igor Ozhiganov Justin Holl Tyler Ennis ​

Alexander Steen Chris Butler ​

Game Notes

TOR
?Andersen (27-12-2, 2.56 GAA, .923 Sv%) will likely start for the Leafs
?Babcock had the line-up blender going on full strength on Saturday (including playing Marner at LW, and Nylander with Tavares), but things were back to normal at practice on Monday
?Johnsson practiced in a regular jersey on the 3rd line. Babcock couldn't confirm his availablility but that's usually a good indicator he's ready to play

STL
?Binnington (12-1-1, 1.58 GAA, .937 Sv%) will likely start for the Blues
?On January 3rd, 2019 the Blues were dead last in the league. Since then they've gone 16-4-1 and have an 8-point cushion on a playoff spot. They're now looking for their 11th straight win, which would set a new franchise record
?Rookie goalie Jordan Binnington is leading the way for the Blues. Since being called up in early January he is 1st in the NHL in wins. He has 4 shutouts and has given up more than 2 goals in a game just twice
?Tarasenko has also been a big part of St. Louis' rise. Since Jan. 5th he has 29 points in 20 games. Prior to that he had just 22 points in 37 games. He's currently on a 12-game point streak

Injuries

?Andreas Johnsson - Lower Body - Probable Tuesday​

?Erik Foley - Concussion - Injured Reserve ?Carl Gunnarsson - Upper Body - Injured Reserve ?David Perron - Upper Body - Injured Reserve ?Alexander Steen - Personal - Questionable Tuesday​

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[princedpw]

This is astonishing:

On January 3rd, 2019 the Blues were dead last in the league. Since then they've gone 16-4-1 and have an 8-point cushion on a playoff spot

 

[ZBBM]

This Binnington kid is riding atop a Sean Burke-like bubble.  It bursts tonight.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1097902379746381824

 

[cabber24]

https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1097902379746381824

Was secretly hoping he was out longer... cap saving injury.

 

[Zee]

https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1097902379746381824

Was secretly hoping he was out longer... cap saving injury.

But Johnsson only makes just under 800k

 

[cabber24]

https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1097902379746381824

Was secretly hoping he was out longer... cap saving injury.

But Johnsson only makes just under 800k

He's due for an extension this summer. If he was hurt for a while it would keep his totals down and possibly give him less ammunition when negotiating a new contract.

 

[ZBBM]

This is astonishing:

On January 3rd, 2019 the Blues were dead last in the league. Since then they've gone 16-4-1 and have an 8-point cushion on a playoff spot

Uh, am I reading the standings right?  That's a bigger cushion than we have now.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Uh, am I reading the standings right?  That's a bigger cushion than we have now.

Aside from the top-4 the West kinda sucks. Every other team, including the Blues, wouldn't be in a playoff spot today in the East.

 

[Zee]

Uh, am I reading the standings right?  That's a bigger cushion than we have now.

Aside from the top-4 the West kinda sucks. Every other team, including the Blues, wouldn't be in a playoff spot today in the East.

Yeah the Leafs are 15 points clear of the west team in the 2nd wild card spot

 

[Highlander]

I hate playing St.Louis but love the city and like the team, but they do tend to kill us and often.
I remember a game in the toilet bowl days when we were up 5-0 on them going into the third and they beat us 6-5. 

 

[ZBBM]

I hate playing St.Louis but love the city and like the team, but they do tend to kill us and often.
I remember a game in the toilet bowl days when we were up 5-0 on them going into the third and they beat us 6-5.

Shaddup.

 

[cujo4ever]

GO LEAFS GO!

 

[lc9]

We got this. 

 

[Highlander]

I hate playing St.Louis but love the city and like the team, but they do tend to kill us and often.
I remember a game in the toilet bowl days when we were up 5-0 on them going into the third and they beat us 6-5.

Shaddup.

Hey ZBBM, just going down memory lane. A shitty lane but still a memory.

 

[Highlander]

where did their new Goalie come from? 

 

[CarltonTheBear]

I'm not one to make fun of anthem singers... so I'm going to end this post here.

 

[Bender]

I'm not one to make fun of anthem singers... so I'm going to end this post here.

Dude I was cryyyyinnggg. So good!

 

[Al14]

Andersen!

 

[CarltonTheBear]

"If Kadri hits the net there then I think that's in!"

O....k.