Pre-Game Talk: Vegas vs Leafs Wednesday 7:30

[Evilhomer]

This game should be a good test.

Maybe because the Leafs are shorthanded, but otherwise I'm not sure this game would be any more of a test than any other game. Vegas is pretty mediocre on the road, and their goaltending hasn't been good. They've been propped up by a good power play.

 

[wingman75]

GMs are very quiet usually and only hold quarterly conferences at most, sometimes nothing until the trade deadline. The Matthews news was probably something he wanted to get infront of because it likely would have leaked and caused a bigger thing.

One of the insiders got the info, went to him to give him the chance to get out ahead of it.

The dreaded 7:30 game.

There are SO many of them this season! More to come... gross.

 

[fahad203]

It's definitely helpful that we don't have Reaves in to kill the 4th line, but I'd still rather see Minten in a real role, and it's not like we have an abundance of options at center right now. Now is the exact time we should be testing stuff. Try Nylander at center (as somebody who doesn't even like that). Give Robertson actual minutes with a real player. Try out Minten and Steeves in top-9 roles, and test their chemistry together in the NHL. Lorentz and Dewar should really never play anything other than 4th line, and Holmberg has really struggled in a top 9 role this year.

Reaves has to have played his last game
There's no value having him around.

 

[Dekes For Days]

Reaves has to have played his last game
There's no value having him around.

We can only hope...

 

[OVO16]

If Robertson doesn't show up and score goals now, this dude needs to be gone.

There's never gonna be a better time to showcase yourself than now with so many forward injuries. This is the opportunity you wanted over the summer. Go show it

Atleast get that trade value up

 

[Gary Nylund]

Maybe because the Leafs are shorthanded, but otherwise I'm not sure this game would be any more of a test than any other game. Vegas is pretty mediocre on the road, and their goaltending hasn't been good. They've been propped up by a good power play.

Yup. Considering how often we've lost to poor teams over the last few years, every game is "a test".

 

[bax]

It feels like we've had an absolute ton of home games to start the year.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

It feels like we've had an absolute ton of home games to start the year.

11 home games and 8 road.

 

[ULF_55]

I like getting ahead of myself, that way I know how far off I was when I'm behind myself ...


The Hound line.

Oct. 10, 1985 - Hound Line Debuts - Toronto Maple Leafs Centennial Timeline

Hound Line Debuts​

During the 1985-86 season, the famous Hound Line would skate for the first time.
Comprised of Gary Leeman, Russ Courtnall and Wendel Clark, they earned the name, as all three had once played for the Notre Dame Hounds of Wilcox Saskatchewan.

Marlies' Report: Three Out of Four Points from Checkers

The Toronto Marlies played the Charlotte Checkers in two weekend games. How did the Marlies take three or four points from the Checkers?

nhltradetalk.com

Minton was not given any time to work into the lineup. Instead, he was thrown right into the fire on a line by Steeves and Grebenkin. He was also put on top of the power play unit. As you might expect from a player who hadn’t played since mid-September, Minton’s timing was a little off early in the first game. However, the Minton/Steeves/Grebenkin line was dominant in game #2. Minton was impressive in the second game in how he skated with the puck and his shot. He could have easily had a goal or two. He rang one shot off the post and missed the net, another glorious chance.

 

[bax]

11 home games and 8 road.

Not as off balance as I thought then, just felt like more for some reason

 

[SprDaVE]

Matthews not yet. If he's back for the Utah game, he will have only missed 7 games and 20 days. You need to be slated to miss a minimum of 10 games and 24 days to be LTIR eligible.

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