Leafs @ Stars - Dec. 23rd, 7:00pm - SNO, Fan 590

[CarltonTheBear]

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19-12-3, 41 pts | 14-13-5, 33 pts

Projected Lines

JVR-Bozak-Kessel Winnik-Kadri-Santorelli Lupul-Holland-Clarkson  Booth-Smith-Panik Phaneuf-Franson Gardiner-Polak Rielly-Robidas Bernier ​

Benn-Eakin-Seguin Roussel-Spezza-Garbutt Cole-Morin-Hemsky Horcoff-Fiddler-Sceviour Jokipakka-Daley Goligoski-Klingberg Benn-Demers Lehtonen​

Scratches

Leo Komarov Korbinian Holzer ​

Travis Moen Jamie Oleksiak​

Line-up Notes

TOR
?Bernier likely starts for the Leafs
?Line combinations are kind of up in the air after Randy went through about a half dozen combinations on Sunday
?I'm guessing Robidas comes back in, especially since he's facing his former team
?The Leafs are still the highest scoring team in the league, averaging 3.29 goals per game

DAL
?Lehtonen likely starts for Dallas
?The Stars are coming off a 6-5 shootout win over Edmonton, a game that they trailed at one point 5-2
?Dallas has averaged 3.38 goals against per game, worst in the NHL this season

Injuries

?Leo Komarov - Concussion - Day to day​

?Travis Moen - Upper Body - Questionable Tuesday ?Patrick Nemeth - Arm - Injured Reserve ?Patrick Eaves - Lower Body - Injured Reserve ?Valeri Nichushkin - Hip - Injured Reserve ?Rick Peverley - Heart - Injured Reserve​

Stream Options

http://www.reddit.com/r/NHLstreams
http://vaughnlive.tv/leafstreamer
http://ourleafs.blogspot.ca/
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[GhostofPotvin29]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Leafs:

https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/547108157529419776

 

[Boston Leaf]

Not only want two points but would like to see us outshoot and out work them

 

[Chev-boyar-sky]

I would like to see the top line put in a genuine effort (assuming JVR-Bozak-Kessel play together).

It's been a while since they've looked dangerous (or interested for that matter) IMO.

 

[bustaheims]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Leafs:

https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/547108157529419776

Well, that was . . . something.

 

[Bullfrog]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Leafs:

https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/547108157529419776

Props to Holland for trying. lol

 

[Kin]

Now I sort of want them to lose.

 

[Rebel_1812]

How come Dallas was able to pull off deals for seguin and spezza but we can't seem to trade for a good centre?

 

[Kin]

How come Dallas was able to pull off deals for seguin and spezza but we can't seem to trade for a good centre?

Because the commitment to the sort of short-sighted policy that led to the team not having Seguin in the first place is also why they didn't really have the assets to trade for him?

 

[herman]

How come Dallas was able to pull off deals for seguin and spezza but we can't seem to trade for a good centre?

a) Recent history of poor cap management: the pieces we want to move are too cap heavy; the pieces other teams want are going to open up more holes than we can fill;
b) Toronto media fishbowl is a turn off for some
c) Those two aren't really the centres we'd want anyway
d) More talented centres would merely mask our issues for longer

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Some updates from Siegel:

[quote author=Twitter]Jonas Siegel ‏@jonasTSN1050  10 minutes ago
More new line combos for the Leafs: van Riemsdyk-Kadri-Santorelli. Lupul-Bozak-Kessel.

Jonas Siegel ‏@jonasTSN1050  11 minutes ago
Robidas goes back in the lineup tonight after sitting Sunday. Looks to be in favour of Korbinian Holzer.

Jonas Siegel ‏@jonasTSN1050  16 minutes ago
Jonathan Bernier starts tonight for the Leafs in Dallas.[/quote]

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Not a fan of Lupul-Bozak-Kessel.  Lupul's arguably worse than JVR defensively.

 

[Frank E]

Not a fan of Lupul-Bozak-Kessel.  Lupul's arguably worse than JVR defensively.

Arguably.

Also, "new line combos"?...more like "switching top 2 left wingers."

 

[bustaheims]

Not a fan of Lupul-Bozak-Kessel.  Lupul's arguably worse than JVR defensively.

They definitely switched the wrong guy off the top line if they're looking to fix some of the defensive issues. And, for what it's worth, I think JvR is significantly better defensively than he's getting credit for. He just can't do it alone.

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Leafs:

https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/547108157529419776

I wonder how many times Clarkson fell down doing that?

 

[Stickytape]

I want to say I don't even care anymore, but I know I will again by 7pm.

Damnit.

GLG.

 

[Arn]

I want to say I don't even care anymore, but I know I will again by 7pm.

Damnit.

GLG.

This is it. I managed to sit out the Chicago game the other night, but I'm off work tomorrow so can have a lie in so it looks like I'll relapse immediately to 3am sleep patterns

 

[herman]

I want to say I don't even care anymore, but I know I will again by 7pm.

Damnit.

GLG.

This is it. I managed to sit out the Chicago game the other night, but I'm off work tomorrow so can have a lie in so it looks like I'll relapse immediately to 3am sleep patterns

We're like addicts who have accepted our lots in life.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

I want to say I don't even care anymore, but I know I will again by 7pm.

Damnit.

GLG.

This is it. I managed to sit out the Chicago game the other night, but I'm off work tomorrow so can have a lie in so it looks like I'll relapse immediately to 3am sleep patterns

We're like addicts who have accepted our lots in life.

But really we just enjoy being negative about the team more than watching them, am I right?

 

[ZBBM]

I want to say I don't even care anymore, but I know I will again by 7pm.

Damnit.

GLG.

This is it. I managed to sit out the Chicago game the other night, but I'm off work tomorrow so can have a lie in so it looks like I'll relapse immediately to 3am sleep patterns

We're like addicts who have accepted our lots in life.

But really we just enjoy being negative about the team more than watching them, am I right?

As long as there's a comedic element, yes.

Actually, I really am rather sick of the team being so bad for so long with the management making the same mistakes over and over.  I can remember in the early 2000s when this board was a really lively place, many active threads, a whole passel of posters, etc.  Then the team fell of the cliff and people just drifted away after years of mediocrity at best.  I really long for the days when we at least had the expectation of making the damn playoffs most every year.  It's not that bloody hard in this league, after all.