sens vs. Maple Leafs - Apr. 1st, 7:00pm - CBC, TSN 1050

[CarltonTheBear]

Ottawa Senators 37-33-5, 79 points	vs.	Toronto Maple Leafs 44-20-10, 98 points
	Projected Lineups
Tkachuk-Stutzle-Giroux DeBrincat-Pinto-Batherson Gauthier-Gambrell-Joseph Brown-Kastelic-Watson Sanderson-Zub Brannstrom- Bernard-Docker Kleven-Holden Talbot		Jarnkrok-Matthews-Marner Kerfoot-Tavares-Nylander Bunting-Kampf-Lafferty ZAR-Zohorna McCabe-Brodie Giordano-Holl Rielly-Schenn Liljegren Samsonovv
	Scratches
Derick Brassard		Noel Acciari Wayne Simmonds Erik Gustafsson Conor Timmins
	Injuries
•Derick Brassard - Ankle - Doubtful •Travis Hamonic - Lower Body - Questionable •Thomas Chabot - Upper Body - Injured Reserve •Jakob Chychrun - Lower Body - Injured Reserve •Anton Forsberg - Knee - Injured Reserve •Ridly Grieg - Sternum - Injured Reserve •Parker Kelly - Knee - Injured Reserve •Josh Norris - Shoulder - Injured Reserve		•Wayne Simmonds - Illness - Questionable •Noel Acciari - Undisclosed - Out •Bobby McMann - Knee - Injured Reserve •Ryan O'Reilly - Finger - Injured Reserve •Victor Mete - Lower Body - Injured Reserve •Jake Muzzin - Neck - Injured Reserve •Nick Robertson - Shoulder - Injured Reserve •Erik Gustafsson - Personal - Out
	Game notes

OTT
•Cam Talbot (16-14-1, 2.88 GAA, .902 Sv%) will likely start for the sens
•Tyler Kleven made his NHL debut in Ottawa's last game after finishing his NCAA career and picked up an assist in his debut. Kleven is somewhat connected to the Leafs as Ottawa picked him with the 44th overall pick in 2020, which they received from Toronto in return for the picks the Leafs used on Hirvonen and Niemela

TOR
•Ilya Samsonov (24-9-4, 2.47 GAA, .913 Sv%) will likely start for the Maple Leafs
•A road game against Ottawa does seem like a more likely game for Murray, but Keefe has spoken about trying to get away from Samsonov playing most home games and Murray most away games so we'll see
•Radim Zohorna, who the Leafs acquired at the trade deadline for Dryden Hunt, was called up from the Marlies on Friday and could be in line to make his Leafs debut

	Streams
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[Frank E]

Zahorna is 6'6 220lbs!

[louisstamos]

Zahorna is 6'6 220lbs!

[Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate]

Mount Zahorna is the highest point in Croatia.*






*speculating at this point

[Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate]

Just checked the standings for the first time in awhile.  The last month of drifting leaves us in a group of 10 or so teams in the mid to upper 90s or low 100s league-wide.  (And then there's Boston....)

On the one hand, it's about what can be expected of this lineup.  Our core 4 forwards are very good, 2 of them elite.  The defense and goaltending are good, but not standouts.

On the other, I can't get over the nagging feeling that other coaches get more out of their teams.  I have said it before: I don't see anything in Keefe that makes me think he adds a lot of value over and above the general competence you'd expect from any NHL coach.

Anyhow, these games this weekend are important to nail down home ice in R1.

[Frank E]

Mount Zahorna is the highest point in Croatia.*






*speculating at this point

Old Lockdown is in the lineup too.

[Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate]

Mount Zahorna is the highest point in Croatia.*






*speculating at this point

Old Lockdown is in the lineup too.

I love you, Frank, and I want you to sell me a Lamborghini.

[Arn]

Just checked the standings for the first time in awhile.  The last month of drifting leaves us in a group of 10 or so teams in the mid to upper 90s or low 100s league-wide.  (And then there's Boston....)

On the one hand, it's about what can be expected of this lineup.  Our core 4 forwards are very good, 2 of them elite.  The defense and goaltending are good, but not standouts.

On the other, I can't get over the nagging feeling that other coaches get more out of their teams.  I have said it before: I don't see anything in Keefe that makes me think he adds a lot of value over and above the general competence you'd expect from any NHL coach.

Anyhow, these games this weekend are important to nail down home ice in R1.

Just in from watching his little brother clinch a third consecutive British league title in a row for Belfast. Hopefully he's left enough of the family coaching luck to Sheldon for this years playoffs 😀

[herman]

Collecting ND grads like Pokémon

[Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate]

They just had to show Chara ragdolling McCabe.

[Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate]

I thought that wraparound was in for sure.

[L K]

Two teams playing for different things.  Not liking the slot opportunities the Leafd are giving up.  Fortunately Samsonov has a horseshoe early on and the Sens have flubbed a few passes

[Bender]

Schenn 2mins for being strong.

[herman]

Lockdown means trapped in your own zone, right?

[Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate]

Two teams playing for different things.  Not liking the slot opportunities the Leafd are giving up.  Fortunately Samsonov has a horseshoe early on and the Sens have flubbed a few passes

Ottawa with all kinds of intensity.  Smith seems to have them playing the way he wants them to.