Leafs @ Coyotes - Dec. 23rd, 9:00pm - SNO, TSN 1050

[CarltonTheBear]

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13-12-7, 33 points | 11-17-5, 27 points

Projected Lines

JVR-Kadri-Marner Hyman-Matthews-Brown Komarov-Gauthier-Soshnikov Martin-Froese-Nylander Rielly-Zaitsev Gardiner-Carrick Hunwick-Polak Bibeau ​

Crouse-Hanzal-Vrbata McGinn-Holland-Duclair Rieder-Martinook-Doan Perlini-Dvorak-White OEL-Murphy Goligoski-Stone Chychrun-Schenn Smith​

Scratches

Frank Corrado Josh Leivo ​

Kevin Connauton Anthony DeAngelo Josh Jooris​

Game Notes

TOR
?Bibeau will likely make his 2nd career NHL start
?Jake Gardiner has 7 points in his last 7 games
?Auston Matthews has 10 goals in his last 13 games

ARI
?Smith (7-7-4, 2.67 GAA, .926 Sv%) likely starts for the Coyotes
?Peter Holland is pointless in his last 4 games with Arizona after putting up a pair of assists in his debut

Injuries

?Nathan Horton - Back - Out indefinitely ?Joffrey Lupul - ?\_(ツ)_/? - Out indefinitely ?Stephane Robidas - Old - Out indefinitely ?Martin Marincin - Lower Body - Injured Reserve ?Ben Smith - Hand - Injured Reserve ?Tyler Bozak - Lower Body - Out Friday​

?Jacob Chychrun - Head - Questionable Friday ?Luke Schenn - Eye - Questionable Friday ?Max Domi - Upper Body - Injured Reserve ?Brad Richardson - Leg - Injured Reserve​

Stream Options

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[disco]

The best part about shutting out your opponent on the road? Not having to hear the annoying home air-horn blast, not even once! Some arenas will do THREE, count 'em THREE whole blasts!

For example: WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH .... pause ....
                    WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH .... pause ....
       
fricken  WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH

 

[Highlander]

Heading down to the game tonight, getting really pumped to see the new and improved Leafs. Seems there is a buzz in the city as well.  Hopefully they will repeat the feat of last night and Matthews will score 4 more.

 

[Zee]

Heading down to the game tonight, getting really pumped to see the new and improved Leafs. Seems there is a buzz in the city as well.  Hopefully they will repeat the feat of last night and Matthews will score 4 more.

Wow you're in Arizona?  Let us know how many Matthews jerseys you see at the game tonight.

 

[Highlander]

will have a complete report for the troops after the game.  8)

 

[Redleaf]

will have a complete report for the troops after the game.  8)

Have a good time Highlander. That's a great rink. I've been to a few games there myself. Will certainly have a different atmosphere tonight with the local kid making his big league debut.

 

[TBLeafer]

Enjoy the game, Highlander!

Hope the Buds show you some back-to-back heroics tonight.

GO LEAFS GO!!!

 

[cujo4ever]

Will be fun to see what sort of reception Matthews gets tonight. I wouldn't mind seeing him score 5 or 6.

Go Leafs Go!

 

[freer]

Go Leafs Go

Bibeau will be the first backup to win this season!

3 -1 leafs.

 

[bustaheims]

?Bibeau will likely make his 2nd career NHL start

You're bad at this:

kristen_shilton: Frederik Andersen will get the start tonight for the #Leafs. Seems fairly likely Matthews' line will also get the start.

 

[TBLeafer]

Yeah, looks like Andersen wants to defend his shutout and Babs is gonna let him try.

Must not be too worn out after last night.

Ride that hot hand, Babs!

 

[TBLeafer]

?Bibeau will likely make his 2nd career NHL start

You're bad at this:

kristen_shilton: Frederik Andersen will get the start tonight for the #Leafs. Seems fairly likely Matthews' line will also get the start.

Well to be fair Babs did say it was his intention to play Bibeau in one of the back-to-back games... before the shutout.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

?Bibeau will likely make his 2nd career NHL start

You're bad at this:

kristen_shilton: Frederik Andersen will get the start tonight for the #Leafs. Seems fairly likely Matthews' line will also get the start.

Babcock: Andersen can't play every game

*won't start Bibeau against either of the two worst teams in the league*

Yeah, our back-up situation needs help.

 

[disco]

Heading down to the game tonight, getting really pumped to see the new and improved Leafs. Seems there is a buzz in the city as well.  Hopefully they will repeat the feat of last night and Matthews will score 4 more.

Expecting minute to minute reports: Man in front of me coughed. Price of corndog $5.95US. Things of that nature.

 

[Highlander]

I use a pay as you play fone friends, so the report will be after the traffic. Oh ya my favorite is the $20. double Bacardi and Tonic

 

[AtomicMapleLeaf]

Really want to see this game.  But I live in New Mexico and for some reason the Coyotes games are blacked out for me.  Usually I get to see the AVs games, but last night was blacked out too.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Really want to see this game.  But I live in New Mexico and for some reason the Coyotes games are blacked out for me.  Usually I get to see the AVs games, but last night was blacked out too.

I'm sure if you ask really nicely around game time someone will provide you with a free stream.

 

[disco]

https://twitter.com/LeafsNews/status/812431128086872071
dawwwwwwwwww

 

[disco]

https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/812361380149854208
Noteworthy because the Leafs under Lou are all about the name on the front and not the name on the back. But a nice gesture seeing as how he'll have hundreds of friends and family in the stands.

Knowing Babs it's probably a bit of a reward for playing the game the 'right way'. For example, on the first goal against Colorado, Auston skated hard to intercept the Avalanche forward as he crossed the Leaf blueline, and created a turnover to himself. He skated the puck back a hundred feet and sniped it past Varlomov. One of the reasons he's 5th in the league in shots right now. 200-foot game.

We could very well see his best game of the year. How many times do Torontonians/Ontarians come into town on Hockey Night in Canada and have one of their best games? Especially the young players.

Interesting comment on the radio today saying that the pressure to play season one in Arizona would have been even greater than playing season one in Toronto.

 

[disco]

https://twitter.com/drosennhl/status/812458170220244992
10 goals in his last 13 for the Austonishing One.