Blue Jackets @ Maple Leafs - Apr. 4th, 7:00pm - TSN4, TSN 1050

[CarltonTheBear]

Columbus Blue Jackets 24-44-89, 56 points	@	Toronto Maple Leafs 45-21-10, 100 points
	Projected Lineups
Gaudreau-Jenner-Marchenko Johnson-Kuraly-Foudy Robinson-Richards-Bemstrom Luoto-Dunne-McKown Christiansen-Bjork Berni-Peeke Bayreuther-Sweezey Gillies		Jarnkrok-Matthews-Marner Kerfoot-Tavares-Nylander Bunting-Kampf-Lafferty ZAR-Zohorna McCabe-Brodie Giordano-Holl Rielly-Schenn Liljegren Samsonov
	Scratches
Lane Pederson Jack Roslovic Adam Boqvist Elvis Merzlikins		Noel Acciari Wayne Simmonds Erik Gustafsson Conor Timmins
	Injuries
•Jake Bean - Shoulder - Injured Reserve •Adam Boqvist - Illness - Questionable •Erik Gudbranson - Shoulder - Injured Reserve •Patrik Laine - Tricep - Injured Reserve •Elvis Merzlikins - Leg - Questionable •Jack Roslovic - Upper Body - Questionable •Zach Werenski - Shoulder - Injured Reserve •Lane Pederson - Upper Body - Questionable		•Mitch Marner - Undisclosed - Questionable •Matt Murray - Undisclosed - Questionable •Noel Acciari - Neck - Questionable •Erik Gustafsson - Personal - Out •Ryan O'Reilly - Finger - Injured Reserve •Bobby McMann - Knee - Injured Reserve •Victor Mete - Lower Body - Injured Reserve •Nick Robertson - Shoulder - Injured Reserve •Jake Muzzin - Neck - Injured Reserve
	Game notes

CBJ
•Jon Gillies (1-0-0, 2.99 GAA, .889 Sv%) will likely start for the Blue Jackets
•Columbus currently sits last in the East and 3rd last in the league overall

TOR
•Ilya Samsonov (25-10-4, 2.41 GAA, .915 Sv%) will likely start for the Maple Leafs
•Toronto's projected line are pretty up in the air right now, especially since the Leafs didn't practice on Monday
•With no update on Murray I'm guessing Samsonov will get the start. Although Woll could also be an option if he receives a call-up before the game
•It sounded like whatever kept Marner out of the line-up on Sunday wasn't serious, so there's probably a decent chance he's back playing
•A Ryan O'Reilly return to the line-up is expected sometime this week, although he has yet to have a full practice without a red non-contact jersey so it might not happen here

	Streams
	NHL66 Sportsurge

[Bill33]

It's an interesting game in which one team would be very happy to lose, and the other team is more interested in resting players than winning.

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/LeafsPR/status/1643254984014807044

Unsurprising. With Samsonov having just played 3 games in 4 nights I would hope Woll gets the start.

[herman]

This game needs to be positioned as an exercise in turtle-flipping: Keefe-led Leafs have been washed out of playoff serieses consistently by committed slot-packing teams (after getting burned on rush-counters). Figure out how to flip the turtle.

[herman]

https://twitter.com/markhmasters/status/1643261004220858370
Looks like a maintenance day/practice for Nylander

[herman]

https://twitter.com/mapleleafs/status/1643259629315719168
Leafs have not done Pride jerseys before and likely aren't starting this year.

Edit: confirmed
https://twitter.com/lukefoxjukebox/status/1643270118879768578

[Bill_Berg_is_less_sad]

It's an interesting game in which one team would be very happy to lose, and the other team is more interested in resting players than winning.

I guess, but I don't think the Leafs can just slack off for the rest of the season. There is still home ice to win.

[Guilt Trip]

No surprise here...
https://twitter.com/sunhornby/status/1643258332277252096

[Guilt Trip]

Looks like no ROR tonight....

https://twitter.com/dalter/status/1643268207786983424

[Significantly Insignificant]

This game needs to be positioned as an exercise in turtle-flipping: Keefe-led Leafs have been washed out of playoff serieses consistently by committed slot-packing teams (after getting burned on rush-counters). Figure out how to flip the turtle.

I am all for making the slogan of this year's playoffs "Flip the turtle!!!"

[herman]

https://twitter.com/mapleleafs/status/1643357779946786816

[herman]

https://twitter.com/markhmasters/status/1643365237939220481
This will be worth a long look

[Bill33]

This game needs to be positioned as an exercise in turtle-flipping: Keefe-led Leafs have been washed out of playoff serieses consistently by committed slot-packing teams (after getting burned on rush-counters). Figure out how to flip the turtle.

I am all for making the slogan of this year's playoffs "Flip the turtle!!!"

100% on board.

[herman]

https://twitter.com/kwnstorm/status/1643388016352690177

https://twitter.com/tsnhockey/status/1643395332783456256

[herman]

It's okay to shoot the puck, guys