GDT: Jan 21/13: HOME OPENER Buffalo Sabres @ Toronto Maple Leafs | Sportsnet-O 7PM

[Cor]

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS HOME OPENER

JANUARY 21st 2013

7 PM EST

SPORTSNET ONTARIO

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BUFFALO SABRES @ TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS



STARTING LINEUPS (Projected)

YOUR TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS!


Joffery Lupul "A" - Tyler Bozak - Phil Kessel
Clark MacArthur "A" - Mikhail Grabovski - Nikolai Kulemin
James van Riemsdyk - Nazem Kadri - Leo Komarov
Mike Brown - Jay McClement - Colton Orr

Dion Phaneuf "C" - Mike Kostka
JM Liles - Cody Franson
Carl Gunnersson - Mike Komisarek

Ben Scrivens (Confirmed Starter)
James Reimer


The Buffalo Sabres


Thomas Vanek "A" - Cody Hodgson - Jason Pominville "C"
Marcus Foligno - Tyler Ennis - Drew Stafford "A"
Steve Ott - Mikhail Grigorenko - Jochen Hecht
John Scott - Matt Ellis - Patrick Kaleta

Robyn Regehr - Tyler Myers
Christian Ehrhoff - Alexander Sulzer
Jordan Leopold - Andrej Sekera

Ryan Miller
Jhonas Enroth

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[TheGroceryStick]

Kaleta and Ott vs Brown
Scott vs Orr

Go Leafs.

 

[Pi]

Let's do this!

3-2 Leafs.

Kessel
Kadri
JvR

 

[emilio3645]

Hope to actually notice JVR this game!

Scrivens shake off the nerves, and Kadri keep playing with confidence.

 

[Cor]

Hope to actually notice JVR this game!

Scrivens shake off the nerves, and Kadri keep playing with confidence.

Yup, hopefully Scrivens has settled down from opening night. I would assume that St Croix talked to him this morning or yesterday

 

[Pi]

Montreal offense was horrible, Scrivens didn't have to do much. The Sabres defense is their only weak area. Myers is sloppy at times, and Erhoff isn't what he used to be back with the Sharks. Regher is slower and slower, and well Leopold/Sulzer/Sekera aren't what you could do best. The Leafs should go after Robin Lehner.

How could you say Montreal's offense was horrible and not give credit to the Leafs D?

We completely clogged up the neutral zone, barely gave them a chance to enter the zone with the puck freely and made sure passing lanes were well covered.

Montreal sucks..we all know that, but it could have been much worse if we were playing with Ron Wilson as our coach. It was going to be a shootout.

 

[Nordiques1979]

no Leino?

 

[Hurt]

Simple yet nice. Thanks cor!

 

[TheGroceryStick]

Good to see gards practicing with them now. Can't wait to see him in the lineup

 

[4evaBlue]

GJ on the GDT.

I still think we need to have Steckel in the lineup. Given that a crap load of goals have been scored on the PP around the league so far, and our faceoff woes against the Habs, he'd be a lot more useful tonight than seeing Orr on the ice for 5 mins.

How the **** did MacArthur get an "A"?

 

[Cor]

no Leino?

I think he's hurt or sick or something.

TBH I just used the Sabres lineup from yesterday

 

[Nordiques1979]

How could you say Montreal's offense was horrible and not give credit to the Leafs D?

We completely clogged up the neutral zone, barely gave them a chance to enter the zone with the puck freely and made sure passing lanes were well covered.

Montreal sucks..we all know that, but it could have been much worse if we were playing with Ron Wilson as our coach. It was going to be a shootout.

Toronto's defense was huge, no doubt about it, but i'm worried about Scrivens. Let's see him against a better offensive squad.

 

[Prototype]

Go leafs!

 

[cheeeko]

5-3 Leafs

Kadri, Kessel(2), Kostka, MacArthur

Vanek, Myers, Grig?

 

[Lebanese Leaf]

I know it's early, but this game will go a long way in determining whether I'm rooting for the tank or for the playoffs. Obviously I would prefer the latter, so GO LEAFS GO!

 

[The Reaper]

How could you say Montreal's offense was horrible and not give credit to the Leafs D?

We completely clogged up the neutral zone, barely gave them a chance to enter the zone with the puck freely and made sure passing lanes were well covered.

Montreal sucks..we all know that, but it could have been much worse if we were playing with Ron Wilson as our coach. It was going to be a shootout.

nah if Wilson was here, we would lose 7-2

 

[Kelly]

Kessel pots his first tonight, book it!! !

Go leafs Go

 

[Cor]

Simple yet nice. Thanks cor!

 

[Dangles McGavin]

Kadri vs Grigorenko

Expecting a good game from Phil. We can shut down Vanek fo'sure.

Nice GDT bud. GO LEAFS GO

 

[Nordiques1979]

Can anyone confirm that ?(BUFF PP line)

Ott-Hodgson-Ennis
Vanek-Pominville

i believe i saw that, can anyone confirm??

 

[cheeeko]

Hopefully Scrivens calms down a bit tonight, needs to show his poise

 

[Pilky01]

Leafs should get Sportsnet to broadcast this game for free online.

 

[4evaBlue]

Can anyone confirm that ?(BUFF PP line)

Ott-Hodgson-Ennis
Vanek-Pominville

i believe i saw that, can anyone confirm??

[table="head"]FW1|FW2|FW3|FW4|Freq
Marcus Foligno|Tyler Ennis|Drew Stafford|N/A|34.8%
Jason Pominville|Steve Ott|Cody Hodgson|Thomas Vanek|26.1%
Jason Pominville|Steve Ott|Tyler Ennis|Thomas Vanek|13%
Thomas Vanek|Steve Ott|Cody Hodgson|N/A|8.7%
Patrick Kaleta|Drew Stafford|Jason Pominville|Thomas Vanek|4.3%
Marcus Foligno|Mikhail Grigorenko|Tyler Ennis|N/A|4.3%
Jason Pominville|Tyler Ennis|Drew Stafford|Thomas Vanek|4.3%
Thomas Vanek|Cody Hodgson|Tyler Ennis|N/A|4.3%[/table]​

Source: leftwinglock.com

 

[Morguee]

Dion has been stripped of the "C"?

 

[Cor]

Jonas Siegel ‏@jonasTSN1050

Looks like there's a possibility of Fraser and Holzer getting in tonight for Leafs. Franson and Komisarek getting extra work after skate.