Pre-Game Talk: Utah HC @ Leafs, 7PM Sunday

Confucius

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The good thing about not playing Saturday, we play today and it’s not a back to back. GLG

Do we still have that insane losing record vs Arizona, will it carry over?
Edit: guess I was mistaken, I thought we hadn’t beaten them in 20 years, must have been in the other universe. lol!
 
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Gary Nylund

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I hate to say it, but the fact that so many people have doubts that the guys will show up to play tonight says that this is still not a serious team. There have definitely been some positive signs this season that things might be changing, but that Ottawa stinker says that they still have a long way to go.

If they show up ready to play and work hard, they should win without too much trouble. GLG!!
 

Evilhomer

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I hate to say it, but the fact that so many people have doubts that the guys will show up to play tonight says that this is still not a serious team.
How does what fans think affect how the team plays? I expect we will see a very boring, simple 3-0 or 4-1 game for the Leafs tonight with very few high danger chances against and calm goaltending. The flashy, and flawed, stretch pass, cross-ice pass, neutral zone cheating stuff of past years is gone. The only game I see them losing in the next little while is next Saturday in Tampa.
 
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Burnie97

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Call me crazy but I like that third line of Grebenkin-Minten-A. Nylander a lot more than the third lines we had prior to all the injures.
Not crazy at all.

Definitely more of a chance to put the puck in the net. Minten is responsible for a young guy at C too.

I'm looking forward to seeing how they do.
 
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TMLAM34

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Grebenkin - Minten - A. Nylander is an interesting line.

Hopefully A. Nylander can continue his strong play in the NHL from Columbus last year. Would really be the writing on the wall for Robertson then when our lineup starts getting healthy.
 

Gary Nylund

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How does what fans think affect how the team plays? I expect we will see a very boring, simple 3-0 or 4-1 game for the Leafs tonight with very few high danger chances against and calm goaltending. The flashy, and flawed, stretch pass, cross-ice pass, neutral zone cheating stuff of past years is gone. The only game I see them losing in the next little while is next Saturday in Tampa.
It doesn't.
 

DragoGrizzly

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I hate to say it, but the fact that so many people have doubts that the guys will show up to play tonight says that this is still not a serious team. There have definitely been some positive signs this season that things might be changing, but that Ottawa stinker says that they still have a long way to go.

If they show up ready to play and work hard, they should win without too much trouble. GLG!!
I think so many people have doubts tonight is based more on the fact that we’re icing a Marlies forward group.
 

Gary Nylund

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I think so many people have doubts tonight is based more on the fact that we’re icing a Marlies forward group.
Some comments have mentioned it being a Sunday game, said that they "hope we show up" etc., these things have nothing to do with our forward group.

Despite the injuries, the Leafs are still massive betting favorites for the simple reason that Utah sucks, just like we were massive betting favorites against Ottawa and got crushed. Hopefully we show up tonight and post an easy win. GLG!!
 

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