Leafs at S*nators: The Flu is Back

by Chemmy on Mar 6, 2010 1:54 PM EST in Maple Leafs Game Previews

Tamiflu: now proudly sponsored by Owen Nolan.

Puck Drop: 7PM ET CBC

Eight Ottawa players have the flu including "goaltender" Brian Elliott and will be game time decisions. In the words of Owen Nolan:

Boo hoo, so what. I don't care. We were tired, too, and we found a way to battle back and win the game. I'm sure they have their excuses ready to go.

Jonas Gustavsson starts between the pipes for the Leafs and Viktor Stalberg has been promoted to play with Mitchell and Caputi which has sent Hanson to the fourth line with Orr and Primeau.

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that photoshop is so money it smells like a vault

Who wants to go to the Olive Garden?

by JaredFromLondon on Mar 6, 2010 2:05 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

agreed. epic.

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by missy on Mar 6, 2010 2:12 PM EST up reply actions

seriously. slow clap.

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by daoust on Mar 6, 2010 2:41 PM EST up reply actions

reccing this preview just for that

"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."

Albert Einstein

by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Mar 6, 2010 3:59 PM EST up reply actions

same here

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by loser domi on Mar 6, 2010 6:07 PM EST up reply actions

Kill ’em all!

by PhilSpecter on Mar 6, 2010 2:20 PM EST reply actions

Wooot! Win for Shield, Shield’s brother, and Shield’s friends at the game tonight! Go Leafs Go!

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by Shield on Mar 6, 2010 2:52 PM EST reply actions

after the Canes game, I’d have flu too…

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by sleza on Mar 6, 2010 2:56 PM EST reply actions

Thumbs up on the photoshop.

I think it’s cute that people think the Leafs have four lines.

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by mf37 on Mar 6, 2010 3:03 PM EST reply actions

They have four they just aren’t numbered traditionally.

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by PPP on Mar 6, 2010 3:41 PM EST up reply actions

2nd, 3rd 3rd and 4th is still 4 lines

"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."

Albert Einstein

by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Mar 6, 2010 4:00 PM EST up reply actions

Except its more like:

2
4A
4B
4C

Columbus: It's amazing how fast the world can go from bad to total shit storm.
Or the Leafs season: either one works

by Clawson on Mar 6, 2010 5:01 PM EST up reply actions

Don't worry, there's still hope

I mean, the St. John’s Maple Leafs DID beat the Ottawa Senators not just in a game, but in a playoff series.

A PLAYOFF!!!1 SERIES!!!1

Keep the faith.

Truculence...starting 10/1/09

by LeafBoy on Mar 6, 2010 5:03 PM EST up reply actions

Unless Kessel manages to channel Gary Roberts we may never see that again.

Bozak seems like a more talented Alyn McCauley though.

Columbus: It's amazing how fast the world can go from bad to total shit storm.
Or the Leafs season: either one works

by Clawson on Mar 6, 2010 5:04 PM EST up reply actions

This will be the greatest night.

Young, healthy Leafs against sicky, pukey Snes. Stream that from CBC, and playing (finally) Mass Effect 2. Also possibly grilled cheese and tomato soup.

Can it before I drive this truculence through your faceulence and put you in an ambulance.

by Brunswick Bruiser on Mar 6, 2010 4:11 PM EST via mobile reply actions

I dunno, it seems the Leafs always play best when it seems the odds are stacked against them and they have a habit of crapping the bed when things seem to be lining up for them.

by The '67 Sound on Mar 6, 2010 4:20 PM EST up reply actions

this.

Some weird expectation thing I think.

We mostly seem to win when half our fans are like “fuck it im not even going to watch tonight”

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by nhlcheapshot on Mar 6, 2010 4:27 PM EST up reply actions

I still regret missing Bozak’s first goal in our awesome game against Philly for that reason.

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by seankelly on Mar 6, 2010 4:44 PM EST up reply actions

I think a team that’s in a bad way coming in to a game like the Sens might come out extra hard to try to make up for it. The Leafs have shown pretty well that they have a hard time responding to early pressure, and if a team can build a lead on them…

Old Guys in Blue and White

by koopa kid on Mar 6, 2010 6:45 PM EST up reply actions

grilled cheese and tomato soup? sounds yummy!

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by missy on Mar 6, 2010 4:54 PM EST up reply actions

I still use the Giguere shutout game/Schenn 2 goal game as porn.

Columbus: It's amazing how fast the world can go from bad to total shit storm.
Or the Leafs season: either one works

by Clawson on Mar 6, 2010 5:02 PM EST up reply actions

Mass Effect 2 is a ridiculously amazing game. Seriously the plot and character development is better than a lot of movies made nowadays.

by Redonred on Mar 6, 2010 5:34 PM EST up reply actions

Of all of the leaf games that I have missed (in whole or in part) I would say all but 1 or 2 of them were losses.

Not like that is a big deal considering the amount of losses we have had this year, but generally the games I have missed I have not regretted it much (see Carolina/Toronto)

"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."

Albert Einstein

by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Mar 6, 2010 4:51 PM EST reply actions