Pre-Game Talk: Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs. Sat Feb 22nd, 2025, 7pm

[Fogelhund]

Back to your regularly scheduled Leafs hockey.

Leafs lines during practice:
Knies - Jarnkrok - Steeves
McMann - Tavares - Nylander
Domi - Holmberg - Robertson
Lorentz - Kampf - Dewar

Absent: Matthews, Marner, (4Nations), Pacioretty

Rielly - OEL
McCabe - Tanev
Benoit - Timmins
Reaves(practicing as D)-Myers
Absent: Hakanpaa

Woll, Stolarz

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[DarkKnight]

Will be so nice to have Jarnkrok back, not because I love him, but because he dumps Holmberg to the press box. Major upgrade there.

 

[thewave]

This is going to be so boring compared to USA CANADA in MTL. One of the best games of all times

 

[CabanaBoy5]

This is going to be so boring compared to USA CANADA in MTL. One of the best games of all times

To be honest, besides the first 9 seconds in Montreal, the final was a much better played game. The defence and goaltending was outstanding. Slavin and Faber were exceptional, Makar was outstanding. Even the intensity was more ramped up for last nights game. A much more compelling game.

Tomorrow will be a bit of a slog, a bit of a hangover, but before long we’ll be all in.

 

[kevsh]

Reaves(practicing as D)

 

[LeafalCrusader]

I'd assume

Knies Matthews Marner
McMann Tavares Nylander
Domi Holmberg Robertson
Dewar Kampf Lorentz

Be nice if Jarnkrok could bump Holmberg out of the lineup. Hopefully he's back soon.

 

[Fogelhund]

Will be so nice to have Jarnkrok back, not because I love him, but because he dumps Holmberg to the press box. Major upgrade there.

Although we've played him mostly on the wing, most of his career has been at C. It will be interesting to see if they give him some rope to take the 3C position, negating a need to make a trade for that spot.

 

[DarkKnight]

Although we've played him mostly on the wing, most of his career has been at C. It will be interesting to see if they give him some rope to take the 3C position, negating a need to make a trade for that spot.

How can he possibly be worse?

 

[Fogelhund]

How can he possibly be worse?

It's not about necessarily being marginally better/worse... it's about being good enough that we don't have to make a trade for a C... so we can spend those assets on others needs/wants.

 

[The Iceman]

Will be so nice to have Jarnkrok back, not because I love him, but because he dumps Holmberg to the press box. Major upgrade there.

How close is Domi to the press box I wonder?
3G and 16 hits in 47 games for a poor defensive player is press box material.

 

[Fogelhund]

How close is Domi to the press box I wonder?
3G and 16 hits in 47 games for a poor defensive player is press box material.

He isn't close at all. He's never been a guy who hits, so that was understood when he signed. More goals would be nice, but if he can be close to 0.5PPG, that is decent value for his contract.

 

[Magic Man]

How close is Domi to the press box I wonder?
3G and 16 hits in 47 games for a poor defensive player is press box material.

He only has 16 hits, but he has 2 fighting majors, several roughing or similar calls against guys like Hathaway and Tkachuk. In a one on one situation with players like that Domi can stand up for himself and the team. He's seems to chat quite a bit with the other team as well. So, he is involved, he just isn't much of a body checker.

He is 4 points away from .5 ppg, it is possible with a better cast around him, guys like Steeves and Jarnkrok insulating the bottom of the lineup. Two guys that can both score goals, could draw him more in line with a 45-50 point pace.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Just happy the regular season is resuming. Should be a fun stretch drive. We have no idea who we will be facing in the first round yet, which is pretty new for us. Spring is coming, days are getting longer, so fun times are ahead.

 

[ACC1224]

This game is going to look like a dogs breakfast compared to what we just watched over the last two weeks.

 

[Aashir]

Man…going from watching a 4th line of Jarvis and Marchand to Kampf and Blackholmberg is rough

this game is gonna suck compared to last night

 

[leafsfan5]

oh yeah the NHL exists

 

[SprDaVE]

It feels like the Leafs are trying to keep Jarnkrok out until the trade deadline at the very least. For the cap space and the roster space. I thought for sure he'd be gone for the season but seems like he'll play at some point in the next few weeks,

 

[arso40]

Please trade for rantanen he plays center doesn’t he?

 

[Leaf Fans]

This is going to be so boring compared to USA CANADA in MTL. One of the best games of all times

Even better and more meaningful, the gold medal game in Boston.

 

[Jojalu]

Did Pacs injure himself at practice?

How is he out after a lengthy break?

 

[WTFMAN99]

I have mentally written this game off lol.

 

[Evilhomer]

I wouldn't be surprised to see Matthews and Marner tear Carolina apart in this game.

 

[Zybalto]

Game is gonna look soooooo sloooooow

 

[al secord]

Tavares and Aho will drop the gloves at puck drop.

 

[BallardEra]

I wouldn't be surprised to see Matthews and Marner tear Carolina apart in this game.

Maybe they are given the night off and they play on Sunday.