Qualifier Game 2: Blue Jackets @ Leafs - Aug. 4th, 4:00pm - SN, TSN 1050

[CarltonTheBear]

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33-22-15, 81 points | 36-25-9, 81 points 
CBJ Leads 1-0

Projected Lines

Foligno-Wennberg-Atkinson Texier-Dubois-Bjorkstrand Nyquist-Jenner-Foudy Robinson-Nash-Bemstrom Werenski-Jones Gavrikov-Savard Murray-Kukan Korpisalo ​

Nylander-Matthews-Hyman Mikheyev-Tavares-Marner Robertson-Kerfoot-Kapanen Clifford-Engvall-Spezza Muzzin-Holl Rielly-Ceci Dermott-Barrie Andersen​

Scratches

Nathan Gerbe Scott Harrington Markus Nutivaara ​

Frederik Gauthier Martin Marincin Rasmus Sandin​

Game Notes

CBJ
?Korpisalo will start for the Blue Jackets

TOR
?Andersen will start for the Leafs
?Toronto made one small change in their line-up at practice Monday: inserting Engvall back on the 4th line for Gauthier

Injuries

?Josh Anderson - Shoulder - Injured Reserve ?Brandon Subinsky - Wrist - Injured Reserve​

?Andreas Johnsson - Knee - Injured Reserve​

Stream Options

Sportsurge.net
Volokit
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[CarltonTheBear]

Writing "Aug." and then "4:00pm" in the title was very, very weird.

 

[WAYNEINIONA]

They had better get their act together for this one. Going down 2-0 in a five game series is definitely not something you want to do.

 

[disco]

Go Leafs Go!

 

[Arn]

Writing "Aug." and then "4:00pm" in the title was very, very weird.

4pm = 9pm UK time, so I'm all for that at least  ;D

 

[Zee]

Some jerk at work had the gall to schedule a meeting today from 3:30-4:30

 

[herman]

Some jerk at work had the gall to schedule a meeting today from 3:30-4:30

Get yourself an IBS card* and shirk any meeting/bad date you wish.

* I know it's a real non-funny and highly inconvenient issue

 

[herman]

https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/one-small-adjustment-unlock-maple-leafs-offence-game-2/
This is really all we need to do better. And mix in some chaos with more stretch passes. We shouldn't be as worried about the Jackets' offense as we were with Boston.

 

[ZBBM]

I'll be a broken record and just say again that in herman's post the word "chaos" is the key.  You beat structure two ways: out-structure it, or disrupt it.  The Leafs are disrupters, and they certainly aren't going to out-structure Tortorella.  Whether it's stretch passes, flip passes, intentionally missing hard shots to create unpredictable rebounds, whatever, they need to throw some chaos into CBJ's gears.

And score first. 

 

[herman]

What I wouldn't give to see a Roman Polak Plinko Blaster today... don't let me down Cody Ceci

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/PPPLeafs/status/1290678920090722306
I read this headline with Deadpool's voice

 

[CarltonTheBear]

MAXIMUM LEAFS

 

[Frank E]

This sort of reminds me of the Babcock era.  He was trying to get them to play, well, like they did on Sunday.

 

[herman]

If that Robertson shot off Kapanen's centering pass was up like 2", today's a completely different conversation.

Truly elite teams should be able to play both styles at the flip of a switch and I think the Leafs actually have the horses to do it. They're just not exactly there yet.

 

[Stronger Than All]

Put Matthews with Marner now I say.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/koshtorontosun/status/1290733276798373890

FRANK

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Put Matthews with Marner now I say.

Looks like you might have your wish:

https://twitter.com/kristen_shilton/status/1290733855071240193

 

[cujo4ever]

GO LEAFS GO!

 

[rdowdall]

You know what they say about the playoffs, you're never in trouble until you lose a game on home ice.....wait a second.

 

[disco]

WE MUST ATTACK WITH THE FURY OF A THOUSAND SUNS!