Battle of Ontario V: Redemption

by Chemmy on Mar 9, 2009 12:55 PM EDT in Maple Leafs Game Previews

Next Game

Monday, Mar 9, 2009, 7:30 PM EDT
Scotiabank Place

Pre-Game: 6:30 p.m., Leafs TV
Broadcast: 7:30 p.m., Leafs TV, AM640,
Post-Game: 10:00 p.m., Leafs TV
Post Video: mapleleafs.com

Good Coverage: Battle of Ontario

Opposition Coverage: Silver Seven Sens

(SSS? What a lame acronym)

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What's the old saying? You can never go home again? Martin Gerber gets to take a shot at it tonight. After being cast aside by Ottawa in favor of Alex Auld and Brian "Oops" Elliott, Martin Gerber would probably love nothing more than to continue his chances at having an NHL career next season by stuffing the Sens.

This game also shows off the growing power of LeafsTV, who are now showing Leafs-Sens on their network and not just Leafs-Thrashers or Leafs-Islanders. Hope you've all got digital cable (sorry Jared) or feel like hitting the bars tonight.

Toronto has 2 dates with Ottawa left, and 2 with Montreal. If they can win those four and lose every other game, that would be just peachy. Here's the previous matchups this season:

Final - 10.25.2008	1	2	3	Total
Ottawa Senators	0	1	1	2
Toronto Maple Leafs	1	1	1	3

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Final - 11.27.2008	1	2	3	OT	SO	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ottawa Senators	1	0	0	0	1	2

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Final - 1.3.2009	1	2	3	Total
Ottawa Senators	1	0	0	1
Toronto Maple Leafs	0	1	2	3

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Final - 2.28.2009	1	2	3	OT	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	2	0	1	1	4
Ottawa Senators	0	2	1	0	3

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The Leafs are 3-0-1 against the Sens, which is just the way I likes it. The Leafs are adding Anton Stralman to replace injuries on their blueline and playing in his first NHL game will be Phil Oreskovic. Ottawa's injuries currently are:

Ottawa Senators Injuries

Out (IR / Out / Suspended / Physically unvailable)

Player	Injury Type	Injury Date
Chris Neil	gigantism	02/08/2009
Alexandre Picard	mugged in Hull	03/01/2009
Cody Bass	afraid of Schenn	12/28/2008
Jason Spezza	can't stop laughing	01/08/2009

Without Neil and Bass, it's astounding to think that the Sens haven't already forfeited. Hopefully this is as exciting as the last few Leafs-Sens games, go Leafs go!

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Not sure about the growing power of LeafsTV. They always have the garbage opponents.

Leaf, the universe and everything.

by 1967ers on Mar 9, 2009 12:59 PM EDT reply actions

Isn’t it more a reflection of how low the Battle of Ontario has sunk in prestige and esteem?

LeafsTV can go screw themselves for all their worth.

by general borschevsky on Mar 9, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions

LeafsTV just means the radio gets a workout, that’s all:

Leaf, the universe and everything.

by 1967ers on Mar 9, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Center Ice on my TV! Yay!

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by Chemmy on Mar 9, 2009 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions

ugh….Im going to be moving into a place with Leafs TV at the end of April

how conveniant

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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 9, 2009 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Leafs tv is one of my least favourite channels to watch games on.
From worst to best it goes…

American Channels (Yes any of them)
Leafs TV
Sportsnet
TSN
CBC

by PeterZezel on Mar 9, 2009 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions

Gigantism and Chris Neil – Pics or it didn’t happen

On second thoughts, I’ll take your word for it.

Dum spiro spero.

by Mattblack on Mar 9, 2009 1:00 PM EDT reply actions

“It’s like there’s a party in my mouth, and everyone’s invited!”

by James Mirtle on Mar 9, 2009 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Looks like it's

Cujo tonight.

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by eyebleaf on Mar 9, 2009 1:04 PM EDT reply actions

woooo

I was very scared of the outcome if Gerber was in net.

by Karina on Mar 9, 2009 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions

That’s alright then!

Wait, what?

Dum spiro spero.

by Mattblack on Mar 9, 2009 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions

That’s too bad. What are the chances Cujo can win again? Gerber had something to play for. Would’ve made the game interesting. Way to kill a compelling storyline.

by general borschevsky on Mar 9, 2009 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions

BOOOOOOOOOO!!!

I am completely against this decision.

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by PPP on Mar 9, 2009 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Why?

Because you think Gerber would win? Or because you think he’d lose?

"So hide your passions in between the daily grind and broken dreams. The city is a drag."

by Mabel on Mar 9, 2009 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions

He just wants to be smug to sens fans if Gerber stones em cold and then say “way to break a good goalie” to em if he sucks!

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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 9, 2009 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Ah, that makes sense. I knew PPP was a wise man.

"So hide your passions in between the daily grind and broken dreams. The city is a drag."

by Mabel on Mar 9, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions

his code is a hard one to crack

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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 9, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions

I completely misread that at first, and felt kinda dirty after doing so. And no, I won’t tell you what I thought you wrote. Use your imagination.

"So hide your passions in between the daily grind and broken dreams. The city is a drag."

by Mabel on Mar 9, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions

you are a saucy one at times

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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 9, 2009 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions

At times?

What do you mean ‘at times’? I’m saucy 24/7.

"So hide your passions in between the daily grind and broken dreams. The city is a drag."

by Mabel on Mar 9, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions

saucier i suppose

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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 9, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions

degrees of sauce?

"We’re looking forward to building the type of team the Rangers are able to buy."
The Left Coast Lock

by blurr1974 on Mar 9, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions

I will accept that sometimes I am saucier than others. I have varying degrees of sauce (tm blurr)

"So hide your passions in between the daily grind and broken dreams. The city is a drag."

by Mabel on Mar 9, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions

you do seem to have a mild to suicide rate of saucyness

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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 9, 2009 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions

I do indeed. What rate should I try to bring in the game thread tonight?

"So hide your passions in between the daily grind and broken dreams. The city is a drag."

by Mabel on Mar 9, 2009 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Honey Garlic

Since I probably won’t be around.

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by PPP on Mar 9, 2009 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions

You won't?

Now I’m sad. What about tomorrow?

"So hide your passions in between the daily grind and broken dreams. The city is a drag."

by Mabel on Mar 9, 2009 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Maybe

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by PPP on Mar 9, 2009 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Can I do anything to tip the balance?

I’ll do it…

"So hide your passions in between the daily grind and broken dreams. The city is a drag."

by Mabel on Mar 9, 2009 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Hmmmm

That’s a tempting offer. I will actually probably be around later. At least by post-game.

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by PPP on Mar 9, 2009 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Today or tomorrow?

Or both? I want to know how happy I should get.

And you just let me know…

"So hide your passions in between the daily grind and broken dreams. The city is a drag."

by Mabel on Mar 9, 2009 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions

For Both

I’ll write up some suggestions and you can choose which one to do ;)

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by PPP on Mar 9, 2009 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Really?

I will await your list of suggestions eagerly then. :)

"So hide your passions in between the daily grind and broken dreams. The city is a drag."

by Mabel on Mar 9, 2009 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Sens fans are as disappointed as you are.

Because it’s win-win; if we win, well, good, if we lose, you guys get closer to the ninth spot in the east.

And we all wanted to give Gerber a standing ovation for being a good soldier (if a bad player) while he was here.

www.silversevensens.com

by Peter Raaymakers on Mar 9, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Bars have to pay $1000 for a season-long subscription to Leafs TV (or something like that). I find that a lot of smaller pubs and sports bars don’t carry the Leafs TV games anymore, at least in my neighbourhood.

You can’t blame Leafs TV though…. pretty sweet deal for a bar to pay $2 a month for 3 games and have guys come in and have 3 pints each, that wouldn’t have done that otherwise. That’s actually why I finally got it last year. Why walk 10 minutes to the pub and spend $20 when I can spend $20 for the whole season and drink cheaper beer in my jogging pants on the couch?

by daoust on Mar 9, 2009 1:08 PM EDT reply actions

I most certainly can blame LeafsTV. That is a complete ripoff.

by Huey2k2 on Mar 9, 2009 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions

No jogging pants at the pub? Classy joint.

by James Mirtle on Mar 9, 2009 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions

the injury list made me giggle….

Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing

by loser domi on Mar 9, 2009 1:40 PM EDT reply actions

You forgot Smith

I think he got shot in the face again and decided against playing through it.

www.silversevensens.com

by Peter Raaymakers on Mar 9, 2009 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions

ZOMBIE!

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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 9, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Redemption for who?

Leaf, the universe and everything.

by 1967ers on Mar 9, 2009 1:42 PM EDT reply actions

I think it was going to be for Gerber.

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by PPP on Mar 9, 2009 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions

‘Cause without Gerber, there are umpteen variations on this. Most notably, Ottawa has lost lots of games to the Leafs. “Redemption” in that sense plays into Tank Nation’s aims.

Leaf, the universe and everything.

by 1967ers on Mar 9, 2009 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions