Leafs @ Penguins - Dec. 16th, 7:00pm - SN, SN 590

[CarltonTheBear]

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17-14-3, 37 points | 23-10-1, 47 points

Projected Lines

JVR-Kadri-Kessel Lupul-Holland-Raymond D'Amigo-McClement-Kulemin McLaren-Smith-Bodie Gunnarsson-PHANEUF Gardiner-Franson Liles-Rielly Reimer​

Kunitz-Crosby-Dupuis     Jokinen-Sutter-Megna    Conner-Vitale-Sill Adams-Kobasew Maatta-Niskanen Despres-Bortuzzo Dumoulin Fleury ​

Scratches

David Clarkson (not Dion) Mark Fraser Paul Ranger​

Evgeni Malkin Kris Letang James Neal Deryk Engelland ​

Line-up Notes

?Leafs will likely split the starts on the back-to-back but no word who gets what ?David Clarkson will serve the second game of his 2-game suspension ?Line-up will likely not change from Saturday's win                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ​

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?Fleury will likely start for Pittsburgh
?Engelland is facing a 6+ game suspension for a head shot against DET on Saturday
?Malkin left Saturday's game with a lower body injury after crashing into the end boards. There's no word yet on his injury but he was seen walking after the game
?Letang was a late scratch on Saturday due to an upper body injury and there's no word on his status for Monday
?If Malkin and Letang are both out the Pens will have to call up 2 players to fill their roster​

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Injuries

?Tyler Bozak - Oblique - Injured Reserve ?Dave Bolland - Ankle - Out indefinitely ?Colton Orr - Ankle - Injured Reserve ?David Clarkson - Suspension - Eligible to return Dec. 17th vs. FLA​

?Deryk Engelland - Suspension - Pending ?Kris Letang - Upper Body - Questionable Monday ?Evgeni Malkin - Leg - Questionable Monday ?James Neal - Suspension - Eligible to return Dec. 19th vs. MIN    ?Paul Martin - Leg - Injured Reserve ?Tanner Glass - Hand - Injured Reserve ?Robert Scuderi - Ankle - Injured Reserve ?Tomas Vokoun - Pelvis - Injured Reserve ?Brooks Orpik - Head - Injured Reserve ?Andrew Ebbett - Ankle - Injured Reserve ?Beau Bennett - Wrist - Injured Reserve ​

Statistical Leaders

Kessel - 17 Kessel - 15 Kessel - 32 Phaneuf - +14 Orr - 73     McClement - 53.4% Phaneuf - 24:03 Bernier - 10 Bernier - 2.55 Reimer - .928​

G A P +/- PIM FO% TOI/G W GAA SA%​

18 - Crosby 32 - Malkin 46 - Crosby +17 - Niskanen 38 - Glass/Engelland 59.9% - Vitale 25:16 - Martin          18 - Fleury 2.01 - Fleury .924 - Fleury​

Season Overview

17 14 3 (15th)  37 (13th)  2.74 (22nd)  2.85 (3rd)  24.3% (27th)  76.7% (28th)  27.1 (30th)  36.4 (25th)  47.0% 6-7-3 3-5-2 Won 1​

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

23 10 1 47  (4th) 3.03  (6th) 2.18  (4th) 26.7%  (1st) 87.8%  (2nd) 30.9  (9th) 26.9  (4th) 51.8%  (9th) 14-3-0 8-1-1 Won 3​

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[Leafaholic99]

We were complaining about players out due to injury and look at the Pens, they have a lot more wow.

 

[Bill_Berg]

We were complaining about players out due to injury and look at the Pens, they have a lot more wow.

Good game to win.

 

[Leafaholic99]

We were complaining about players out due to injury and look at the Pens, they have a lot more wow.

Good game to win.

We usually play well against Pittsburgh over the past few seasons, and give ourselves a chance to win, so hopefully tomorrow is good and they play like they did Saturday.

 

[Stickytape]

Leafs must stay out of the penalty box: 27th PK vs 1st PP.

 

[Jalili]

We were complaining about players out due to injury and look at the Pens, they have a lot more wow.

It's insane. Their top 4 defensemen are all injured right now: Martin, Letang, Scuderi and Orpik. Then Engelland will be suspended. That leaves Niskanen as the lone regular that they had going into this season.

It's like the equivalent to the Leafs losing every defenseman except... Cody Franson or something.

But they do have a ton of young prospects that are doing a good job. They've got great depth at that position.

And then Malkin + Neal are out. So this game should be as good a chance as ever to get another win.

 

[Bill_Berg]

We were complaining about players out due to injury and look at the Pens, they have a lot more wow.

Good game to win.

We usually play well against Pittsburgh over the past few seasons, and give ourselves a chance to win, so hopefully tomorrow is good and they play like they did Saturday.

I seem to remember the Leafs sucking in the early 90s or late 80s and the Leafs were still beating the Pens. That was when they had Mario too. I've never been scared of the Pens, not that I shouldn't be.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

We were complaining about players out due to injury and look at the Pens, they have a lot more wow.

It's insane. Their top 4 defensemen are all injured right now: Martin, Letang, Scuderi and Orpik. Then Engelland will be suspended. That leaves Niskanen as the lone regular that they had going into this season.

It's like the equivalent to the Leafs losing every defenseman except... Cody Franson or something.

But they do have a ton of young prospects that are doing a good job. They've got great depth at that position.

And then Malkin + Neal are out. So this game should be as good a chance as ever to get another win.

And last season they had Crosby, Malkin and Letang all out at the same time.

 

[Redleaf]

What am I missing about Phaneuf? He's going to be a healthy scratch?

 

[Leafaholic99]

What am I missing about Phaneuf? He's going to be a healthy scratch?

Renamed him to Franson in hopes his salary demands on his new contract come down.

I assume Phaneuf as a scratch is just a typo, as Franson is in the lineup twice.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Yeah Carlton really Carlyle'd that one.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

I don't know what you guys are talking about.

 

[Stickytape]

In case we don't say it often enough - and we probably don't - I love you for doing these GDTs, Carlton.  They're fantastic.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

In case we don't say it often enough - and we probably don't - I love you for doing these GDTs, Carlton.  They're fantastic.

Thanks.

 

[ZBBM]

Aren't we just in the middle of the pack in terms of games lost to injury?  PIT's injury list is epic.

 

[moon111]

We were complaining about players out due to injury and look at the Pens, they have a lot more wow.

It's insane. Their top 4 defensemen are all injured right now: Martin, Letang, Scuderi and Orpik. Then Engelland will be suspended. That leaves Niskanen as the lone regular that they had going into this season.

It's like the equivalent to the Leafs losing every defenseman except... Cody Franson or something.

But they do have a ton of young prospects that are doing a good job. They've got great depth at that position.

And then Malkin + Neal are out. So this game should be as good a chance as ever to get another win.

But if Pittsburgh was Toronto, Niskanen wouldn't get along with Carlyle because he's European and have been bought out.

 

[freer]

I hope they play like they did not Saturday. If so what are they going to do with Clarkson on his return. GLG

 

[Crucialness Key]

But if Pittsburgh was Toronto, Niskanen wouldn't get along with Carlyle because he's European and have been bought out.

But in this eventuality, things with Niskanen... not so solid; his contract... only paper.

 

[Zee]

I don't recognize one name on that Pittsburgh defense.

 

[Joe S.]

It's insane. Their top 4 defensemen are all injured right now: Martin, Letang, Scuderi and Orpik. Then Engelland will be suspended. That leaves Niskanen as the lone regular that they had going into this season.

It's like the equivalent to the Leafs losing every defenseman except... Cody Franson or something.

But they do have a ton of young prospects that are doing a good job. They've got great depth at that position.

And then Malkin + Neal are out. So this game should be as good a chance as ever to get another win.

Or The Bruins losing just Chara.