Wings @ Leafs - Mar. 29th, 7:00pm - CBC, TSN 1050

[CarltonTheBear]

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33-26-14, 80 points | 36-31-8, 80 points 

Projected Lines

Franzen-Helm-Nyquist Tatar-Sheahan-Jurco Andersson-Legwand-Alfredsson Miller-Glendening-Bertuzzi Kronwall-Smith Quincey-DeKeyser Kindl-Lashoff Howard ​

JVR-Bozak-Kessel Lupul-Kadri-Kulemin   Raymond-Bolland-Clarkson  Bodie-McClement-Orr Gunnarsson-Phaneuf Gardiner-Franson Gleason-Rielly Bernier​

Scratches

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Paul Ranger​

Line-up Notes

?Howard likely starts for Detroit ?Datsyuk and Abdelkader are nearing returns, but not in time for Saturday​

?No word yet if Bernier goes B2B or Reimer gets one last possible start

Injuries

?Jonathan Ericsson - Finger - Injured Reserve ?Justin Abdelkader - Leg - Injured Reserve ?Pavel Daystuk - Knee - Injured Reserve ?Henrik Zetterberg - Back - Injured Reserve ?Stephan Weiss - Hernia - Injured Reserve ?Daniel Cleary - Knee - Injured Reserve ?Mikael Samuelsson - Shoulder - Injured Reserve​

?Paul Ranger - Neck - Questionable Saturday        ​

Statistical Leaders

Nyquist - 25 Tatar - 18 Alfredsson - 17 Kronwall - 37 Zetterberg - 32 Alfredsson - 26 Zetterberg - 48 Kronwall - 44 Nyquist - 43     Zetterberg - +19 Quincey - 82 Datsyuk - 52.7% Kronwall - 24:18 Howard - 17 Howard - 2.73 Howard - .909​

G A P +/- PIM FO% TOI/G W GAA SA%​

36 - Kessel 29 - JVR 21 - Lupul 41 - Kessel 30 - Kadri 29 - JVR 77 - Kessel JVR - 58 Kadri - 48 +14 - Gunnarsson 113 - Phaneuf 53.6% - McClement 23:49 - Phaneuf 25 - Bernier 2.67 - Bernier .924 - Bernier​

Season Overview

33 26 14 (17th)        80 (19th)      2.60 (16th)      2.75 (17th)  17.8% (12th)  83.2% (15th)      29.9 (15th)      29.7 (14th)  50.8% 18-14-4 4-5-1 Lost 2​

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

36 31 8 80        (19th) 2.79      (12th) 3.08      (26th) 20.6%  (4th) 78.1%  (28th) 28.0      (25th) 36.1      (30th) 48.1%  (24th) 22-14-1 2-8-0 Lost 7​

Stream Options

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http://goATD.Net
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[CarltonTheBear]

Noticed this after I posted:

Matt Brown ‏@mbrownSN590  5m
#Leafs have recalled forward Jerry D'Amigo from the #Marlies

Personally I think Holland or Ashton are more needed, but anything to get Orr out of the line-up is ok with me.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Also looks like Bernier will start again. Reimer is skating at the optional practice which typically indicates he's not playing.

 

[ZBBM]

I never root for a loss but if they do lose I hope the crowd has enough piss & vinegar in them to get a good randeeeeeee chant going.

 

[Joe S.]

I'm sure it's happened, but I really don't recall an 8 game losing streak over the last 15 years or so...

 

[LittleHockeyFan]

go Wings go!

(I'm hoping that'll stir the blue guys up)

 

[Redleaf]

I'm sure it's happened, but I really don't recall an 8 game losing streak over the last 15 years or so...

I think they'll win tonight, just to keep their faint hopes alive, and to keep us fans believing that they actually still have a chance.

I'm starting to think its probably better that they lose as many as possible from here on out. A high draft pick might take a little of the sting out of this disastrous season ending fall from a solid playoff position. :

 

[bustaheims]

I'm sure it's happened, but I really don't recall an 8 game losing streak over the last 15 years or so...

There's been a few times where they lost 8 in a row that included an OT/SO loss (January '06, October '09, March '88 and a 10 game winless streak in Feb/March 96 that included 8 games without a point because there were no OT loss points) and there were some long winless streaks in between, but, the last time they lost 8 in a row in regulation was October/November 1985.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Not sure if this was just a slip-up or not, but this is from the MapleLeafs.com game preview for tonight's game:

Maple Leafs defenseman Paul Ranger (concussion) is close to a return.

 

[Capn_Crunch]

Anyone know if Riddick has tickets for tonights game?

 

[princedpw]

I'm sure it's happened, but I really don't recall an 8 game losing streak over the last 15 years or so...

I think they'll win tonight, just to keep their faint hopes alive, and to keep us fans believing that they actually still have a chance.

I'm starting to think its probably better that they lose as many as possible from here on out. A high draft pick might take a little of the sting out of this disastrous season ending fall from a solid playoff position. :

Fortunately or unfortunately, it doesn't really matter. The Leafs are too far ahead of the bottom pack to get one of the top tier picks.  They are probably stuck in the 10-14 range -- typically a place where the probability of getting a first-line player has dropped way, way, way down.

 

[Joe S.]

I'm sure it's happened, but I really don't recall an 8 game losing streak over the last 15 years or so...

There's been a few times where they lost 8 in a row that included an OT/SO loss (January '06, October '09, March '88 and a 10 game winless streak in Feb/March 96 that included 8 games without a point because there were no OT loss points) and there were some long winless streaks in between, but, the last time they lost 8 in a row in regulation was October/November 1985.

So there you go - then I've never witnessed an 8 game losing streak. There's almost nothing I like about this team.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

When I watched their game against Montreal the other day, Detroit's kid line of Tatar-Sheahan-Jurco was fantastic. And Nyquist is obviously smoking hot right now. Those are the guys to keep an eye on.

 

[Strangelove]

I'm heading to the game tonight. Thinking about bringing some brown paper bag masks. We'll see how it goes.

 

[mc]

Four game home stand starting today.

I don't know the point of cheering them on unless we finish 7th. Don't want to see Boston embarrass us.

 

[Andy007]

I'm heading to the game tonight. Thinking about bringing some brown paper bag masks. We'll see how it goes.

Brown paper bags also make excellent vomit receptacles.

 

[Boston Leaf]

Loss 8 on tap..

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Wilson got a "Fire Wilson" during his losing streak to knock them out of playoffs, will Randy be given same treatment?

 

[AvroArrow]

I'm heading to the game tonight. Thinking about bringing some brown paper bag masks. We'll see how it goes.

Take waffles!

 

[AvroArrow]

I never root for a loss but if they do lose I hope the crowd has enough piss & vinegar in them to get a good randeeeeeee chant going.

I'm rooting for a loss.  I don't care - this team needs serious changes and the more they lose, the more likely changes will happen.