Red Wings @ Maple Leafs - Jan. 7th, 7:00pm - CBC, TSN 1050

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Detroit Red Wings
16-14-7, 39 points​

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Toronto Maple Leafs
23-9-7, 53 points​

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[td]Rasmussen-Larkin-Perron
Berggren-Copp-Raymond
Fabbri-Veleno-Kubalik
Erne-Suter-Sundqvist

Walman-Seider
Chiarot-Hronek
Maatta-Lindstrom

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[td]Bunting-Matthews-Nylander
Jarnkrok-Tavares-Marner
Kerfoot-Kampf-Engvall
ZAR-Holmberg-Hunt

Rielly-Brodie
Girodano-Holl
Sandin-Liljegren

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Elmer Soderblom
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Wayne Simmonds
Conor Timmins
Jordie Benn[/td]
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?Tyler Bertuzzi - Hand - Injured Reserve
?Filip Zadina - Lower Body - Injured Reserve
?Matt Luff - Wrist - Injured Reserve
?Robert Hagg - Undisclosed - Injured Reserve[/td]
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?Nick Robertson - Shoulder - Injured Reserve
?Jake Muzzin - Neck - Injured Reserve
?Victor Mete - Lower Body - Injured Reserve[/td]
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DET
?Magnus Hellberg (3-2-0, 2.58 GAA, .906 Sv%) will likely start for the Red Wings

TOR
?Ilya Samsonov (11-3-1, 2.38 GAA, .914 Sv%) will likely start for the Maple Leafs

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[Bender]

The wings aren't a bad team but they kind of lack that top end talent...

 

[Andy007]

The wings aren't a bad team but they kind of lack that top end talent...

Agreed.

Wings 6
Leafs 2

 

[ZBBM]

Beyond how bad the Leafs can look defensively I don't get how ineffective TO's PP can be, those 5 forwards should at least be able to generate a shot every PP per game?

Said it a million times they pass it around way too often. Always looking for that pretty goal it seems instead of keeping it simple. That's on the coaches to. Either get on them to shoot more or change it up and play the 2nd unit more. Team comes before egos sorry.

I'm a little more concerned about how stationary the PP continually looks. There's nothing wrong with passing and looking for open/quality chances but when they aren't moving it's pretty much a fruitless plan of attack. Granted we're talking about a 9th overall unit, so it's not like they have been awful, but that's the main issue I see when I watch them out there. Slow, stationary and predictable.

Yep.  This happens every year, and gets worse in the playoffs.  Just baffling that they can't attack the net more effectively. 

Andy made a late comment in the Kraken thread and I thought I'd re-post it here (with my reply) in case anyone wants to comment on how the PP goes tonight.

 

[Andy007]

Beyond how bad the Leafs can look defensively I don't get how ineffective TO's PP can be, those 5 forwards should at least be able to generate a shot every PP per game?

Said it a million times they pass it around way too often. Always looking for that pretty goal it seems instead of keeping it simple. That's on the coaches to. Either get on them to shoot more or change it up and play the 2nd unit more. Team comes before egos sorry.

I'm a little more concerned about how stationary the PP continually looks. There's nothing wrong with passing and looking for open/quality chances but when they aren't moving it's pretty much a fruitless plan of attack. Granted we're talking about a 9th overall unit, so it's not like they have been awful, but that's the main issue I see when I watch them out there. Slow, stationary and predictable.

Yep.  This happens every year, and gets worse in the playoffs.  Just baffling that they can't attack the net more effectively. 

Andy made a late comment in the Kraken thread and I thought I'd re-post it here (with my reply) in case anyone wants to comment on how the PP goes tonight.

Great, I can't wait to see how nicely they score the 5 power play goals they will undoubtedly pot tonight

 

[Bill33]

The wings aren't a bad team but they kind of lack that top end talent...

Agreed.

Wings 6
Leafs 2

Ha!

Here's hoping we'll get something closer to that Marner 4 goal game from last year instead of another Coyotes-type bottom feeder performance.

 

[Derk]

Leafs have been giving up a lot of goals lately. Let's hope they can stop that trend.

 

[ZBBM]

Nylander draws a penalty.  Craftily.

 

[Derk]

A couple decent chances on the PP, some decent puck and personnel movement, but no shots and no goals, unfortunately.

 

[ZBBM]

A couple decent chances on the PP, some decent puck and personnel movement, but no shots and no goals, unfortunately.

I liked the movement, that's a start.

 

[ZBBM]

Another iffy call on the wings


aaaand a short PP

 

[herman]

Refs feeling it tonight

 

[L K]

Refs feeling it tonight

Nothing like fixing a bad call by making another bad call.  Incompetence all around

Having one shot more than half way through the period is certainly a different start than the Seattle game

 

[Bill33]

I like 4 on 4, so I'm making lemonade.

 

[ZBBM]

Way to be aware of the guy coming out of the box, guys.

 

[L K]

I really don't like how the Leafs have played the last few games.  Problems are brewing.  They need to shake out of this nonsense

 

[herman]

Look at that make up call ending up having a scoreboard impact.

 

[Derk]

I go away for a minute and a Wings goal.

 

[Guilt Trip]

Way to be aware of the guy coming out of the box, guys.

That was pretty bad there.

 

[Bill_Berg]

Oh good. They aren't paying attention tonight.