Leafs @ Lightning - Apr. 8th, 7:30pm - SN, TSN 1050

[CarltonTheBear]

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38-33-8, 84 points | 42-27-9, 93 points

Projected Lines

JVR-Bozak-Kessel Raymond-Kadri-Clarkson   Bodie-McClement-Kulemin  D'Amigo-Bolland Gunnarsson-Phaneuf Gleason-Rielly Gardiner-Franson Ranger Reimer​

Palat-Stamkos-Johnson Killorn-Filppula-Callahan Panik-Pyatt-Purcell Malone-Thompson-Crombeen Carle-Gudas Hedman-Salo Brewer-Sustr Bishop ​

Scratches

Colton Orr​

J.T. Brown Nikita Kucherov Michael Kostka Mark Barberio Cody Kunyk ​

Line-up Notes

?Reimer likely starts for Toronto ?Lines are a bit of a guess with Lupul out​

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?Bishop likely starts for Tampa                  ​

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Injuries

?Joffrey Lupul - Knee - Injured Reserve ?Jonathan Bernier - Lower Body - Injured Reserve​

?Michael Kostka - Head - Injured Reserve ?Brian Lee - Knee - Injured Reserve ?Mattias Ohlund - Knee - Injured Reserve              ​

Statistical Leaders

Kessel - 37 JVR - 30 Lupul - 22 Kessel - 43 Kadri - 30 JVR - 30 Kessel - 80 JVR - 60 Kadri - 50 Gunnarsson - +13 Phaneuf - 137 McClement - 53.9% Phaneuf - 23:42 Bernier - 26 Bernier - 2.68 Bernier - .923​

G A P +/- PIM FO% TOI/G W GAA SA%​

25 - Filppula 24 - Stamkos 23 - Johnson 38 - Hedman 35 - Palat 32 - Filppula 57 - Filppula 55 - Palat 50 - Hedman +28 - Palat 152 - Gudas 52.1% - Filppula 22:36 - Hedman    37 - Bishop 2.23 - Bishop .924 - Bishop​

Season Overview

38 33 8 (19th)        84 (11th)      2.78 (26th)      3.09 (5th)  20.6% (28th)  78.5% (25th)      27.9 (30th)      35.9 (24th)  48.5% 14-17-7 2-8-0 Lost 1​

W L OT P G/G GA/G PP% PK% S/G SA/G FO% A | H L10 Streak​

42 27 9 93        (11th) 2.85      (9th) 2.63      (14th) 17.9%  (16th) 80.8%  (22nd) 29.8      (17th) 29.2      (13th) 49.2%  (19th) 22-10-6 5-3-2 Lost 2​

Stream Options

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http://goATD.Net
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[ZBBM]

Can the Toronto Lionhearts be eliminated tonight?

 

[freer]

I suppose everyone is hoping for a lose this evening. I cant do yet sorry. There is still a hope. I would like to see Bozak get 20 and Kessel get 40. I just dont want the team to roll up and die. GLG

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Can the Toronto Lionhearts be eliminated tonight?

Not sure if this was just hypothetical or not, but this is what needs to happen for the Leafs to be mathematically eliminated:

Stephen Whyno ‏@SWhyno  Apr 6
#CBJ beat #Isles. #Leafs can be eliminated as early as Tuesday with CBJ win + TOR loss of any kind or CBJ OTL + TOR regulation L.

Columbus is playing Phoenix.

 

[ZBBM]

Can the Toronto Lionhearts be eliminated tonight?

Not sure if this was just hypothetical or not, but this is what needs to happen for the Leafs to be mathematically eliminated:

Stephen Whyno ‏@SWhyno  Apr 6
#CBJ beat #Isles. #Leafs can be eliminated as early as Tuesday with CBJ win + TOR loss of any kind or CBJ OTL + TOR regulation L.

Columbus is playing Phoenix.

Thanks.

 

[2badknees]

Wow, I thought Ohlund had retired. (see him on IR)

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Jonas Siegel ‏@jonasTSN1050  2m
Appears Carter Ashton may get an opportunity tonight playing alongside Kadri and Clarkson.

ASHTON FREED?!

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Might as well give him some ice time the last few games.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Wow, I thought Ohlund had retired. (see him on IR)

It's one of those things where he's just waiting for his contract to expire. He likely won't play again. I shouldn't even have put him there.

 

[bustaheims]

Wow, I thought Ohlund had retired. (see him on IR)

It's one of those things where he's just waiting for his contract to expire. He likely won't play again. I shouldn't even have put him there.

Are you suggesting there's something fishy about the fact that he hasn't played a game in 3 years?

 

[Joe S.]

Judging by the way this team reacts to must win games, I'm hopeful they only lose by 4 goals tonight.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Are you suggesting there's something fishy about the fact that he hasn't played a game in 3 years?

I'm sure that he's trying his hardest to recover and get back into game shape, and will continue to do so for the next two seasons after this one.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Mark Masters ‏@markhmasters  33m
Bolland a question mark for tonight, per Carlyle; Dave dealing with lots of pain associated with ankle injury

Should be a period, not a question mark. There's no reason for Bolland to be playing right now in his condition. This isn't even a for or against Bolland debate, he's risking potential further damage to his ankle for no reason.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Jonas Siegel ‏@jonasTSN1050  3m
Carlyle said they'd like to see Ashton higher in the lineup with more skilled players (Kadri). Has played most of his NHL games on 4th line.

It's... too bad he doesn't have control over that?

 

[ZBBM]

Are you suggesting there's something fishy about the fact that he hasn't played a game in 3 years?

I'm sure that he's trying his hardest to recover and get back into game shape, and will continue to do so for the next two seasons after this one.

Is there not a template here for Clarkson?  Can someone be sidelined for the next 6 years by a ruptured ego?

 

[Bullfrog]

Jonas Siegel ‏@jonasTSN1050  3m
Carlyle said they'd like to see Ashton higher in the lineup with more skilled players (Kadri). Has played most of his NHL games on 4th line.

It's... too bad he doesn't have control over that?

I. have. no. words.

 

[Bullfrog]

I suppose everyone is hoping for a lose this evening. I cant do yet sorry. There is still a hope. I would like to see Bozak get 20 and Kessel get 40. I just dont want the team to roll up and die. GLG

I really want to see him get 40 too.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

I really want to see him get 40 too.

Pretty much all I care about at this point. Hat-trick against Ottawa would be nice.

 

[2badknees]

Why not bring Broll and Leivo up? I'd rather see a couple kids trying to make a name for themselves than Franson pad his arbitration stats.

 

[Kin]

Jonas Siegel ‏@jonasTSN1050  3m
Carlyle said they'd like to see Ashton higher in the lineup with more skilled players (Kadri). Has played most of his NHL games on 4th line.

It's... too bad he doesn't have control over that?

I. have. no. words.

Really? Like, you need Carlyle to add "...and that's why we're putting him in that role tonight so we can see how he responds" or "...but so far he hasn't really earned his way in on merit" so that you don't think that he's saying the equivalent of "Ashton should have been in the top 6 all year but I, the head coach of the team, haven't been able to figure out how"? Do you really think he's some sort of idiot man-child who can't quite work out the rubik's cube that is a line-up?

Look, I get that you don't like the guy and want someone else to be coach but you're doing a disservice to that point of view by parsing every sentence the guy says and interpreting it in the worst possible light.