Leafs at Blue Jackets

by Chemmy on Dec 3, 2009 3:20 PM EST in Maple Leafs Game Previews

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Fresh off of first shutout of the year we've lost starting goaltender Jonas Gustavsson to another catheter ablation and so Joey MacDonald gets the start. Ordinarily this would be a total disaster but at least Vesa Toskala isn't starting.

The last time we played Columbus was 2/19/2009, the day after Tlusty's five goal game when another one of our prospects Justin Pogge stunk out the joint in the shootout after playing a decent game. What I'm getting at here is that Joey MacDonald is a lot better than Justin Pogge.

If the team plays stifling defense against Columbus like they did against Montreal we have a good shot at picking up a win against a stingy Blue Jackets team who are missing a ton of their own defenders. On the other hand look to Anton Stralman to have a big night against a club he felt didn't give him a big shot to crack the lineup.

Remember your SPG picks, check out The Cannon if you want Columbus' take on tonight's game, and go Leafs go!

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Hitchcock has been pissed with his clubs play recently and should have these guys ready to lock it down and not give us anything easy. The Leafs are going to have to find a way to get to Mason early and get chances from the slot, not the sideboards.

Id say Rick Nash is a lock to burn us though…

There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"

by Matt_Roberts on Dec 3, 2009 3:25 PM EST reply actions

OH OH OH, THIS IS CANADA'S TEAM!

I have nothing interesting to say.

by blurr1974 on Dec 3, 2009 3:25 PM EST reply actions

GO LEAFS GO!

There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"

by Matt_Roberts on Dec 3, 2009 3:25 PM EST up reply actions

Wooo

I kinda want this to be a high scoring game, like 6-5. As long as Nash scores all 5 and Stralman gets an assist on every goal (WOOO HOCKEY POOLS)

In all seriousness, should be a good game, CBJ has a plethora of good young players

Fairweather fans can go to hell

by leafer1984 on Dec 3, 2009 3:26 PM EST reply actions

McKenzie just reported on Twitter that the Leafs just traded Tlusty to CAR, doesn’t mention return.

UPDATE:
Tlusty to Carolina. 2009 first rounder Philippe Paradis to Toronto.

http://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie

by Lucid09 on Dec 3, 2009 3:31 PM EST reply actions

TFP’s David Pagnotta’s twitter is now saying a 1st round pick. Hrmm….

http://twitter.com/TheFourthPeriod

by Lucid09 on Dec 3, 2009 3:36 PM EST up reply actions

Pagnotta just removed that tweet, but has that headline still on their site.

Sorry for the confusion, just keeping you in th loop with some Play0by-play

by Lucid09 on Dec 3, 2009 3:39 PM EST up reply actions

TSN, Sportsnet, and finally TFP all saying the same thing.

Looks like a done deal.

by Lucid09 on Dec 3, 2009 3:43 PM EST up reply actions

Cheers!

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by PPP on Dec 3, 2009 3:58 PM EST up reply actions

MAYbeee...

Burkey thinks he will turn into a Zach Parise? Yes? No?

Hopefully.

by Farfetched on Dec 3, 2009 5:02 PM EST up reply actions

your username says it all, methinks.

leaf fan stuck in ottawa, a localized black hole that will suck everything in that area to oblivion.

by stucky on Dec 3, 2009 5:25 PM EST up reply actions

hey all!
please win tonight! if we win our game against philly, you win your game against columbus, and losses are handed to phoenix, dallas and detroit, then vancouver will be back in 7th in the west!

"If you ever lose your way in the dark, a good thing to find in your pocket would be Mathieu Schneider's teeth." Kurtenbloggers
"If Chuck Norris was up against 7 Rangers, he'd call Ryan Kesler." random commentor at yahoo
GO CANUCKS GO!

by missy on Dec 3, 2009 4:00 PM EST reply actions