Ducks vs. Leafs - Mar. 30th, 10:00pm - SN

[CarltonTheBear]

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Anaheim Ducks 41-28-4, 86 points​	vs.​	Toronto Maple Leafs 31-20-13, 75 pts​

Projected Line-ups​

Kreider-Carlsson-Terry Killorn-Granlund-Sennecke Viel-Poehling-Gauthier McTavish-Washe-Vatrano LaCombe-Trouba Moore-Carlson Zellweger-Helleson Dostal​

Cowan-Tavares-Nylander Knies-Domi-Robertson Maccelli-Lorentz-Joshua Pezzetta-Quillan-Jarnkrok Rielly-Carlo McCabe-OEL Benoit-Stecher Stolarz​

Scratches​

Jansen Harkins Pavel Mintyukov Radko Gudas​

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Philippe Myers​

Injuries​

Radko Gudas - Lower Body - Day to day Jansen Harkins - Upper Body - Day to day Pavel Mintyukov - Lower Body - Day to day Ross Johnston - Lower Body - Injured Reserve Petr Mrazek - Hip - Injured Reserve​

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Auston Matthews - Knee - Injured Reserve Chris Tanev - Abdomen - Injured Reserve​

Game Notes​

ANA -Lukas Dostal will likely start for the Ducks -The big storyline heading into this game will of course be whether the Leafs take an retribution towards Radko Gudas for his hit on Matthews 2.5 weeks ago. That got a little complicated after Gudas was injured in a game against Calgary a few days ago. He's already missed one game but Elliotte Friedman has reported that Gudas "wants to play no matter what" so we'll see where that goes -The Ducks currently lead the Pacific division with a whopping 86 points. That would place them just outside of a playoff spot in the East

TOR -Anthony Stolarz will likely start for the Leafs

Streams​

Sportsurge OnHockey NHL66​

 

[Arn]

Ducks fly together!

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

Sooooooo who's going Tonya Harding on Gudas?

 

[Guilt Trip]

Go Ducks Go.......I want them to win the crappy Pacific so Vegas and the Oilers play against each other.

 

[L K]

Run and around and have a few fights. Take a few penalties. Lose 4-1

 

[Kaberle15]

Run and around and have a few fights. Take a few penalties. Lose 4-1

That is a good plan on open Duck hunting game...

 

[Guilt Trip]

Run and around and have a few fights. Take a few penalties. Lose 4-1

Run at Gudas, if he plays, on every play. If it's late, who cares, take the penalty. Ducks score on the PP, bonus. Keep doing it the whole game. Add in some lovely stick work and it will be a great night.

 

[Joe S.]

Run at Gudas, if he plays, on every play.

I mean we all know there's no chance of this actually happening.

 

[ZBBM]

Nor should it. How stupid is it that players are expected to try to injure someone in a game.

What should have happened is the existence of a league where if you flagrantly injure someone, you sit out as many games as they do + hefty fine. Not this absurd "system" where it is up to George Parros to try to split the difference between owners and NHPLA.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Not this absurd "system" where it is up to George Parros to try to split the difference between owners and NHPLA.

Small note, this assumes that the PA is pushing for tougher suspensions, which I do not believe to be the case. Individual players may be voicing that concern, but the PA as a collective has and will likely continue to be against tougher suspensions since the player being punished is one of their own too. Ultimately they deserve just as much criticism for the current system as Bettman, the owners, and Parros.

 

[Guilt Trip]

I mean we all know there's no chance of this actually happening.

Probably not but that's what I would do.

 

[Joe S.]

Probably not but that's what I would do.

It's what Tucker would do. But if this was today, Tucker would end up getting suspended for 40 games.

 

[herman]

Small note, this assumes that the PA is pushing for tougher suspensions, which I do not believe to be the case. Individual players may be voicing that concern, but the PA as a collective has and will likely continue to be against tougher suspensions since the player being punished is one of their own too. Ultimately they deserve just as much criticism for the current system as Bettman, the owners, and Parros.

PA does push for lower suspensions; suspensions cost players' money; they still get paid when injured and usually by insurance at that point, so guess which side the owners lean towards.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2038665264280313998

Former Duck coming back up

 

[cabber24]

The Gudas is playing... who gets voluntold to get wopped by this Neanderthal? I guess this is the consequence of doing nothing the first time around. Godspeed to whoever does it. The meatball leader of the department of player bullshit will be there in person to suspend all Leafs who fart too loudly.

I won't be watching so... fuck it.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2038671003090637082

Gudas is playing through a leg injury of his own

 

[Guilt Trip]

It's what Tucker would do. But if this was today, Tucker would end up getting suspended for 40 games.

Tucker was great for a while here and then at the end he turned into side show Bob. I'd prefer the Gary Robert's approach myself.

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

Tucker was great for a while here and then at the end he turned into side show Bob. I'd prefer the Gary Robert's approach myself.

Or a "clean" open ice it by WC#17 to send Gudas into orbit.

 

[ZBBM]

All supremely stupid.

 

[Joe S.]

Tucker was great for a while here and then at the end he turned into side show Bob. I'd prefer the Gary Robert's approach myself.

If I'm being completely honest, Tucker annoyed me. I was not a fan. He would drive me crazy where he would just lay there honest to god looking as if he died and then he'd be out there for his next shift. I was never into his buffoonery.