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Penguins @ Leafs - Nov. 3rd, 7:30pm - Amazon Prime

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Pittsburgh Penguins
8-3-2, 18 pts​
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Toronto Maple Leafs
6-5-1, 13 pts​
Projected Line-ups​
Hallander-Crobsy-Rust
Mantha-Malkin-Tomasino
Novak-Kindel-Koivunen
Dewar-Lizotte-Acciari

Wotherspoon-Karlsson
Shea-Letang
Pickering-Brunicke

Jarry​
Knies-Matthews-Robertson
Cowan-Tavares-McMann
Joshua-Roy-Maccelli
Blais-Domi-Jarnkrok

RIelly-Carlo
Benoit-McCabe
OEL-Myers

Stolarz​
Scratches​
Justin Brazeau
Matt Dumba
Connor Clifton​
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William Nylander
Steven Lorentz
Dakota Mermis​
Injuries​
Justin Brazeau - Upper Body - Day to day
Rickard Rakell - Hand - Injured Reserve
Kevin Hayes - Upper Body - Injured Reserve
Rutger McGroarty - Upper Body - Injured Reserve
Caleb Jones - Lower Body - Injured Reserve​
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William Nylander - Lower Body - Day to day
Steve Lorentz - Upper Body - Day to day
Chris Tanev - Upper Body - Injured Reserve
Scott Laughton - Lower Body - Injured Reserve
Joseph Woll - Personal - Out​
Game Notes​
PIT
-Tristan Jarry will likely start for the Penguins
-The Pittsburgh Penguins are arguably the biggest surprise of the NHL so far this season. They were the 1st place team in the entire league at the end of October
-39-year old Evgeni Malkin is leading the way in their surprisingly strong start with 18 points in 13 games, good for 7th in league scoring at the moment. Sidney Crosby of course isn't too far behind with 16 points in 13 games
-Former Leafs prospect Justin Brazeau has reaped the benefits of Malkin's hot start as he has 12 points in 12 games playing primarily alongside the Russian centre. He however missed Pittsburgh's last game with an upper body injury so his status is up in the air at the moment
TOR
-Anthony Stolarz will likely start for the Leafs
-Nylander has missed 3 of the past 4 games due to an injury. He seemed very close to playing against the Flyers on Saturday so a return here could be likely but obviously will have to see how he does at the morning skate
-The Leafs will of course be without Chris Tanev again, as the defenceman was placed on the IR on Sunday
Streams​
 
OldTimeHockey said:
What has everyone thought of Blais so far? My viewing has been limited, but the shift or two I watched, I actually really liked the way he plays.
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He plays the way I hope Lorentz/McMann would play more like. I wish he had slightly better hands, but then he wouldn't be a waiver pick up at that point. On the spectrum of forechecky LWs, he's faster than Joshua, but less puck skilled. A bit slower and less agile than Lorentz, but harder and meaner.

Still, there's plenty of value in someone who will consistently skate fast and cause a ruckus in the opponent's zone. I'm a bit annoyed it took so long for him to get into the lineup, as he could really help set the tone and inject some energy into a rather moribund roster.
 
herman said:
He plays the way I hope Lorentz/McMann would play more like. I wish he had slightly better hands, but then he wouldn't be a waiver pick up at that point. On the spectrum of forechecky LWs, he's faster than Joshua, but less puck skilled. A bit slower and less agile than Lorentz, but harder and meaner.

Still, there's plenty of value in someone who will consistently skate fast and cause a ruckus in the opponent's zone. I'm a bit annoyed it took so long for him to get into the lineup, as he could really help set the tone and inject some energy into a rather moribund roster.
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McMann's play has both been underwhelming in my opinion. The guy is given consistent opportunities on the top 2 lines and can never seem to string together multiple games where he makes an impact.

As for Lorentz, for a bubble guy, he certainly doesn't seem to be playing with a fire lit under him.
 
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