GDT: LEAFS (28-10-3) at DEVILS (15-24-5) Tue, Feb 1, 7 p.m. ET; MSG, TSN4, ESPN+, NHL LIVE

[wingman75]

MAPLE LEAFS (28-10-3) at DEVILS (15-24-5)
7 p.m. ET; MSG, TSN4, ESPN+, NHL LIVE


Maple Leafs projected lineup

Michael Bunting -- Auston Matthews -- Mitchell Marner

Alexander Kerfoot -- John Tavares -- William Nylander

Ilya Mikheyev -- David Kampf -- Ondrej Kase

Pierre Engvall -- Jason Spezza -- Wayne Simmonds

Morgan Rielly -- TJ Brodie

Rasmus Sandin -- Justin Holl

Travis Dermott -- Timothy Liljegren

Starter: Jack Campbell

Bench: Petr Mrazek

Scratched: Alex Biega, Nick Ritchie, Kyle Clifford

Injured: Jake Muzzin (concussion)

Devils projected lineup

Pavel Zacha -- Nico Hischier -- Nathan Bastian

Yegor Sharangovich -- Jack Hughes -- Jesper Bratt

Andreas Johnsson -- Dawson Mercer -- Tomas Tatar

Jimmy Vesey -- Jesper Boqvist -- Janne Kuokkanen

Jonas Siegenthaler -- Damon Severson

Ryan Graves -- P.K. Subban

Ty Smith -- Colton White

Starter: Jon Gillies

Bench: Akira Schmid

Scratched: Marian Studenic, Mason Geertsen, Christian Jaros

Injured: Miles Wood (hip), Dougie Hamilton (jaw), Mackenzie Blackwood (heel), Jonathan Bernier (lower body), Michael McLeod (upper body)

Status report

Neither team held a morning skate after the Maple Leafs won 6-4 against the Devils on Monday. ... Muzzin, a defenseman, is expected to miss one more game. ... Devils coach Lindy Ruff will miss one more game after his father, Lesson Ruff, died Jan. 28 at the age of 88. Assistant Alain Nasreddine will serve as coach.

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[ShaneFalco]

Might be time to show Wayne the bench for a few

 

[Racer88]

I wonder if the Leafs get the start time correct tonight

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Come on Jack get your shit together

 

[ACC1224]

Is it confirmed Campbell is starting or assumed?

7om start

 

[Gary Nylund]

Come on Jack get your shit together

It would help if the team in front of him doesn't start the game by giving NJ multiple grade A scoring chances from right in front of the net to start the game.

 

[LeafalCrusader]

Might be time to show Wayne the bench for a few

Too bad we can only have 12 forwards on the cap. Can't see Dubas waiving him either.

 

[PROUD PAPA]

I sure hope i see a better start. The 3rd period comebacks are fun but i'll take a stress free game for a change.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

It would help if the team in front of him doesn't start the game by giving NJ multiple grade A scoring chances from right in front of the net to start the game.

I'm not blaming the defense for 3 goals on 9 shots that's weak.

Jack struggles are are because Jack hasn't been good enough

 

[Cecithepylon]

Let’s win this one and go into the all star break chilling

 

[Golden_Jet]

Who will be put on waivers in a day or 2 when the taxi squad ends?

 

[Punch Drunk Loov]

This game will determine once and for all if Damon Severson is good.

 

[LeafalCrusader]

Who will be put on waivers in a day or 2 when the taxi squad ends?

Probably nobody. Clifford Ritchie Dahlstrom etc will go to the Marlies.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Probably nobody. Clifford Ritchie Dahlstrom etc will go to the Marlies.

Don’t you have to go through waivers again if it’s been more than 30 days.?

 

[budzz]

Who will be put on waivers in a day or 2 when the taxi squad ends?

Do we need to do that? I thought we banked enough when Marner was injured to avoid that. I assume Ritchie will just be a healthy scratch? Also, Ritchie passed waivers once already but I believe that was Jan 7th so that goes away after 30 days right? I am confused.

 

[LeafalCrusader]

Don’t you have to go through waivers again if it’s been more than 30 days.?

I was under the impression waivers were needed to go from the main roster to the taxi squad not going from the taxi squad to the minors. Could be wrong though.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Do we need to do that? I thought we banked enough when Marner was injured to avoid that. I assume Ritchie will just be a healthy scratch? Also, Ritchie passed waivers once already but I believe that was Jan 7th so that goes away after 30 days right? I am confused.

I’m confused as well, that’s why I asked. Might depend if taxi squad counts as being on an NHL roster as well?

 

[fahad203]

This game will determine once and for all if Damon Severson is good.

He is not

 

[Aashir]

Win this any way you can
6-4 8-5

but February 7th against Carolina we need to start playing defence

today I’ll let it pass as it’s a b2b but from that game on we gotta return to being solid defensively and goaltenders making saves

 

[Ashdown2]

regular lines ... thats boring, ,, nothing to talk about

 

[Teeder Keon]

He is not

Quick and sharp all at once ….. hmmm
I like it …
GFLG

 

[SoftDumpNtheCorner88]

Do we need to do that? I thought we banked enough when Marner was injured to avoid that. I assume Ritchie will just be a healthy scratch? Also, Ritchie passed waivers once already but I believe that was Jan 7th so that goes away after 30 days right? I am confused.

Can't we just waive Ritchie again if we need too? Nobody will pick him up and if they do we free up capspace.

I'm betting that Ritchie will find another gear in the playoffs.... I have a weird feeling that he's just too strong sometimes for the game... He was always (in his career) a guy who finds himself in the box and has a hard time finding the medium to use his size the way he's suppose to instead of manhandling and risk going to the box.... In the playoffs the refs put away the whistles and let strong plays go, so he might feel more comfortable to let loose in the PO...

That's my guess, I hope that's the case, guys strong as an ox, but slow and the speed of the game bites him in the ass.

 

[Coachcorner]

Can't we just waive Ritchie again if we need too? Nobody will pick him up and if they do we free up capspace.

I'm betting that Ritchie will find another gear in the playoffs.... I have a weird feeling that he's just too strong sometimes for the game... He was always (in his career) a guy who finds himself in the box and has a hard time finding the medium to use his size the way he's suppose to instead of manhandling and risk going to the box.... In the playoffs the refs put away the whistles and let strong plays go, so he might feel more comfortable to let loose in the PO...

That's my guess, I hope that's the case, guys strong as an ox, but slow and the speed of the game bites him in the ass.

Ritchie won't be a maple leaf anymore come trade deadline time sire. Not at all. He is being shopped, hard. And already put into the sitation where he will be flewn to arizona etc when the deadline comes. He is nothing to do with us anymore. He isn't a very smart, good ice hockey player. Never has been. Some thought so, but he looks even more lost now. Might be because of so many thangs. Many thangs lead to it and matter. Toronto is not the easiest place to play. Evidently even without the crowd... wich is even more surprising. No pressure now, and ritchie still looks like a hillbilly. He, will be not better in the playoffs, for no one. Never. He is gone. And so lost. Like the hunchback of notredame. That even rhymes.

 

[Gary Nylund]

I'm not blaming the defense for 3 goals on 9 shots that's weak.

Jack struggles are are because Jack hasn't been good enough

When the opposition is left wide open in front of our net, who do you blame? The government?

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

When the opposition is left wide open in front of our net, who do you blame? The government?

Mistakes happen at some point you need a save.

Stop giving Jack a free pass