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Game #37 - TOR @ CAR - Dec. 29th - 7:00pm - LeafsTV

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Projected line-ups:

Lupul - Bozak - Kessel
MacArthur - Connolly - Kadri
Frattin- Grabovski - Kulemin
Boyce - Steckel - Crabb

Aulie - Phaneuf
Gunnarsson - Schenn
Gardiner - Franson

Reimer		          Bowman-Staal-Dalpe
Ponikarovsky-Jokinen-Ruutu
Tlusty-Sutter-LaRose
Nodl-Brent-Stewart

Gleason-McBain
Harrison-Faulk
Spacek-Allen

Ward

Injuries:

Mike Brown - Back
Matthew Lombardi - Shoulder
Mike Komisarek - Arm
Colby Armstrong - Concussion
Pascal Dupuis - Upper body
JM Liles - Concussion		          Joni Pitkanen - Concussion
Brian Boucher - Lower body
Jeff Skinner - Concussion
Patrick Dwyer - Upper body

Statistical Breakdown:

CAR is 1-0-1 vs TOR this season, 1-0-0 at home
CAR has gone 3-1-0 over their past 4 home games vs TOR
CAR has the leagues worst PP (12.4%) TOR has the leagues worst PK (72.7%)

CAR:
CAR has gone 2-1-0 over their past 3 games, going 0/9 on the PP
CAR has won 2 straight at home, and 3 of past 4, going 1/16 on the PP
CAR's opponents have had 1PP in each of CAR's past 5 home games (CAR 4/5, PK)
Ruutu has 5G, 2A during a 6 game PT streak

TOR:
TOR has gone 1-1-0 thus far on their road trip, their PK going 2/5
TOR has gone 1-3-0 over their past 4 road games, allowing 17G
Connolly and Kessel both have 2G vs CAR this season
MacArthur has 1G, 3A during a 3 game PT streak
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CanesNow was able to take a peek in the Leafs lockerroom and found a list of strengths and weaknesses of the Hurricanes that Toronto put together:

The listed strengths of the Canes:

-- Good on the rush, get pucks to the net with middle lane drives.
-- Fast to get to the forecheck. Lots of quick ups in the neutral zone for tip-ins to speed. Coming back hard with all five stopping in home plate.
-- Have second-most power-play time in the league and most five-on-three time.

The listed weaknesses

-- Their D struggle when pressed. Will turn pucks over. Move our feet on the forecheck and cycles.
-- Loose coverage in their D zone, especially with cycles behind the net.
-- Have given up third-most goals in the league this year, most against even-strength.



All I have to say is that this has to be the 1st win of a big win streak.


GO LEAFS GO.... get er done.
 
Well, Carolina isn't on a prolonged slump, they lost their last game but had won the previous 2 games before that, so we wouldn't be "slump busters" tonight.

I have a somewhat optimistic look for the game tonight.
 
Thanks for a nice way to start off the GDT nutman.

I look at the leafs defense:

Keith Aulie -- 22
Cody Franson -- 24
Jake Gardiner -- 21
Carl Gunnarsson -- 25
Dion Phaneuf -- 26
Luke Schenn -- 22

Amazing:  Average age is 23 and a 1/3rd.
We can hope our defense improves by virtue of simply getting older over the next 5 years.  We could stick with these guys for the next decade if we wanted to.
 
I don't think this could be right on the leafs:

-- Have given up third-most goals in the league this year, most against even-strength.

The Leafs have given up by far the most PK goals in the league (38).  If they had also given up the most even-strength goals, they would have the worst goal-against in the league.
 
princedpw said:
I don't think this could be right on the leafs:

-- Have given up third-most goals in the league this year, most against even-strength.

The Leafs have given up by far the most PK goals in the league (38).  If they had also given up the most even-strength goals, they would have the worst goal-against in the league.
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Those stats/information apply to the Hurricanes. Although according to NHL.com Carolina has actually given up the 2nd most goals in the league.
 
Sarge said:
Great GDT!... 9.5/10 (.5 lost due to team's current record not being included.)  :P  Thanks nutman. Go Leafs!
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Jeeze nutman, how could you forget that?!

P.S. I made the GDT nutman's contribution is at the bottom of the post
 
Ah, well thanks to you too, CTB. - I like the records there but I'm not going to lose my mind or anything if it's not there.  :-\
 
Oh ya ... thanks Carlton. after the turkey fest I did not think they deserved any better. good job though.
 
Good game-day thread nutman.  You're a nut for sure, man, but you may just be our good luck charm.  If we win you're the GD thread guy from now on.

4-2 Leafs!  Kessel, Kulemin and Aulie score tonight. 
 
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