Maple Leafs vs. Wild: No Slumpbusting!
by JP Nikota on Mar 22, 2011 4:55 PM EDT
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PrintThe Wild are coming off a disappointing 8-1 home-ice blowout at the hands of the Montreal Canadiens (hooray?) and will certainly be looking to avenge that loss in front of the home crowd. Wild players admitted to being embarrassed, and will likely come out guns blazing, so weathering the early storm should be key for the Leafs. Of course, blazing guns probably means less coming from a team like Minnesota, who scores an average of 2.51 goals per game (26th in the league), but I suspect that the Leafs are going to have to play a very conservative game to succeed, and at 2.58 goals a game (24th in the league), they're no offensive juggernaut either.
At the moment, the Wild haven't won since they beat the Avalanche 5-2 on March 3rd, which means they have lost six consecutive games - though three of those have been in OT - and are only 2-4-4 in their last ten. The last time they won back-to-back games was Feb 11th-12th.
Think the Leafs are going to fold faster than superman on laundry day? Not to worry, last season, I cobbled together some data that shows that teams getting blown out don't actually stand a much higher chance of winning their next game.
Follow me over the jump for lineup info.
According to Jonas Siegel on Twitter, both Darry Boyce and Mike Komisarek were bag-skated this morning, and will not be in the lineup. Knowing that Komisarek is a scratch is, of course, always bittersweet, since it means more Brett Lebda, but rookie Matt Lashoff looked solid in the Leafs' tilt with Boston, so I'm perfectly alright with Wilson not tinkering with that part of the lineup.
Leafs lineup, again courtesy of Jonas Siegel:
MacArthur-Grabovski-Kulemin
Lupul-Bozak-Kessel
Sjostrom-Kadri-Crabb
Rosehill-Brent-Brown
Aulie-Phaneuf
Gunnarsson-Schenn
Lashoff-Lebda
Reimer
Wild lineup, from their official site:
Brunette-Koivu-Miettinen
Bouchard-Brodziak-Havlat
Kobasew-Cullen-Clutterbuck
Nystrom-Madden-Staubitz
Zanon-Stoner
Prosser-Spurgeon
Schultz-Burns
Backstrom
Notable injuries for the Wild:
Marek Zidlicky (lower body), Cam Barker (upper body), Guillaume Latendresse (lower body) and Marco Scandella (finger) are out.
That's it for me, so pun away, everyone!
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I don’t want to Barker up the wrong tree, but Brunette’s don’t do it for me.
Dion Phaneuf: turning the tunes up since '10
by thenumber14 on Mar 22, 2011 4:57 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
I want to see Schenn Lattendresse another defensman tonight!
The Leafs are my Rushmore
Certified Grabbo Lover and member of the PPPPP
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Mar 22, 2011 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
He does have Latendresse touch with the puck. (Two puns, same name!)
President of the Emotional Hedging club.
24/02/2011: I was there when Brett Lebda scored.
by Oafijev on Mar 22, 2011 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
That would make a lot of folks Spurgeon all over the place.
Oh, you better believe that's a paddling.
by JP Nikota on Mar 22, 2011 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
That would be Theodorable.
You can't give up hope just because it's hopeless. You have to hope even harder, cover your ears, and go 'blah blah blah blah blah!'
by nhlcheapshot on Mar 22, 2011 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
don’t play koivu with me I know you Havlat a Madden attraction to them
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Mar 22, 2011 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
I’ll admit it, I’m pretty picky when it comes to the brodziaks
Dion Phaneuf: turning the tunes up since '10
by thenumber14 on Mar 22, 2011 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Can’t say I am. I’m pretty easy when it comes to the Brodziaks, there’s a few simple rules I’ve got:
1) Don’t play Koivu. Being Nystrom is cool, and a little bit of work can be Theodorable if you do it right, but dealing with chicks is Bouchard enough as it is. If you want me to Miettinen your parents, I don’t Havlat any problems with that, just ask! No need to cause a Scandella ‘cause I couldn’t read your mind.
2) Be neat. I can’t stand Clutterbuck in my house, just Maddens me. Don’t get me wrong, I like having Staubitz and pieces that remind me of friends, but when there’s crap Zanon every surface, it gets Harding to live with. I mean, I’ll Spurgeon something expensive and pretty once in a while, but I had a girlfriend who collected rocks, and she’d leave Stoners all over the place! I nearly got Kobasew’d ’cause of it (long story).
3) Baby gotta have Backstrom. Yeah, I’m shallow, but there ain’t nothing better than a Brunette in a slinky Latendresse, looking like the most expensive Prossertitute on the street. Get that right and I’ll be Barkering like a horny dog! And FYI – I ain’t got no problems with a bit of Zidlickying.
by Be26 on Mar 22, 2011 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
might get him kobasew’d
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Mar 22, 2011 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Personally I Theodore Brunettes, so perhaps it’s best to Ferme La Bouchard on the subject to avoid a shit Nystrom here.
by YakovMironov on Mar 22, 2011 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
GO LEAFS GO!
I just want our boys to go out in a blaze, post season or not, I’m begining to like what I see
Where in the world is Carmen San Diego?!!!
Leafs better not Clutterbuck this game up or I’m going to be Maddened. Burnsing with rage.
You can't give up hope just because it's hopeless. You have to hope even harder, cover your ears, and go 'blah blah blah blah blah!'
by nhlcheapshot on Mar 22, 2011 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I hope Schenn Burns the Wild by Latendresse-ing their defense on another Coast to Coast.
by YakovMironov on Mar 22, 2011 4:59 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
This game is on LeafsTV? Aulie of us are going to need streams to watch it!
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by PPP on Mar 22, 2011 5:00 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
And yes, US Centre Ice, sorry all of you Torontonians can’t Havlat.
The First Certified Grabbo Lover
by SkinnyFish on Mar 22, 2011 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
look at you Zanon your high horse
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Mar 22, 2011 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Spurgeon
The First Certified Grabbo Lover
by SkinnyFish on Mar 22, 2011 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
none of those are you, you prosser
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Mar 22, 2011 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
wait a miettenen, you take that backstrom, what about those that have Leafs TV and will be watching it on a prosser television?
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Mar 22, 2011 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Rogers. we have an old, old cable package that we refuse to renew unless we keep our normal prices.
Put really it’s not overly expensive.
Dion Phaneuf: turning the tunes up since '10
Yeah, with the cost nowadays, it’Zanon-issue.
President of the Emotional Hedging club.
24/02/2011: I was there when Brett Lebda scored.
by Oafijev on Mar 22, 2011 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Oh I see. I also have rogers but it’s not an older package (it’s a rip-off overall), but LeafsTV comes with a package of like 7 other channels that’s $9 a month.
only in Canada Eh !
Try that crap in the states and they laugh and disconn you in a heartbeat.
FLYERROB ! YOU STAY AWESOME FLYERS FANS ! www.naawayland.com Robert Wilson - I JUST GOT MARRIED !!!!
Actually, I call Comcast once a year and ask them to discontinue my service because it’s too expensive, and then they let me keep the “new customer” rate or whatever it is.
Worth a try!
Where my heart belongs - GO LEAFS GO!
COME HOME KABBY!
I just switch from July to Sept to RCN cable and then switch back to Comcast in Late September. I have to switch my house phone number each time but I dont care. I just use that to order pizza
FLYERROB ! YOU STAY AWESOME FLYERS FANS ! www.naawayland.com Robert Wilson - I JUST GOT MARRIED !!!!
I’ve been doing this too. My new discount ends in May and i’ll be making that call then. I’ll just keep the internet if they don’t want to play ball then reup as a new user in late sept early oct when hockey season starts.
by Nigel Cadbury on Mar 22, 2011 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s worked pretty well for me for three years now. I just call and pretend that I have no idea what’s going on. :)
Interestingly, my mom tried the same thing in the much smaller (and friendlier) town where she lives, and the company basically told her to go f*** herself and return the cable box and modem when she was done.
I suppose Comcast is just more eager to keep customers in the larger markets where there are plenty of alternatives for internet/cable.
Where my heart belongs - GO LEAFS GO!
COME HOME KABBY!
I’ve also found I get a better deal if the retentions person is a male. The female’s i’ve gotten have been no help and won’t offer me anything so I usually just call back and try and get a male retentions specialist. Could just be small sample size but i’ve also been doing this for 4 years or more. I know what price range i’m willing to pay and they usually keep me in it.
by Nigel Cadbury on Mar 22, 2011 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
...seriously?
They have a guy named Stoner and that wasn’t the first thing everyone jumped on?
Oh, you better believe that's a paddling.
I’ve Brodziak-en my horizons and like to go the less obvious route now.
by YakovMironov on Mar 22, 2011 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
You choose to Cullen the less sophisticated jokes?
Where my heart belongs - GO LEAFS GO!
COME HOME KABBY!
by rift valley on Mar 22, 2011 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I do Backstrom that point of Koivu, but we shouldn’t leave any Stoner unturned.
by YakovMironov on Mar 22, 2011 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Yes, sometimes it’s Harding to Staubitz once you get going with the puns.
Where my heart belongs - GO LEAFS GO!
COME HOME KABBY!
by rift valley on Mar 22, 2011 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
STAUBITZ ! PLZ YOUR BREAKING MY HARTNELL ! CAN’T CIROUX SEE WE WERE NOT BORJE LAST NIGHT BUT ITS SALMING FUNNIER AND FUNNIER TO THE POINT THAT ITS BEGINNING DUPUIS SILLY !
FLYERROB ! YOU STAY AWESOME FLYERS FANS ! www.naawayland.com Robert Wilson - I JUST GOT MARRIED !!!!
by FLYERROB on Mar 22, 2011 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I was thinking of going out for dinner, but I’m kind of tired. Instead I’Miettinen.
by Draglikepull on Mar 22, 2011 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh Really ? Dont order from Joe’s take out. I heard that a lady ordered fish from there and caught Kasparitis !
FLYERROB ! YOU STAY AWESOME FLYERS FANS ! www.naawayland.com Robert Wilson - I JUST GOT MARRIED !!!!
by FLYERROB on Mar 22, 2011 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ugliest Uniforms
Wild ! Pssshaawww ! FUGLY UNIFORMS !
Even FLAVA FLAV wouldnt wear their jersey’s !
GO LEAFS GO ! !!!
YEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH BOOOOOOOYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEE !!!!!!!!!
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I know it’s a bit Earl-y to be chirping MIN, but those POS can Zidlicky my Falk-ing Bagnell.
You can't give up hope just because it's hopeless. You have to hope even harder, cover your ears, and go 'blah blah blah blah blah!'
by nhlcheapshot on Mar 22, 2011 5:27 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Scandella-ous!
Where my heart belongs - GO LEAFS GO!
COME HOME KABBY!
by rift valley on Mar 22, 2011 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Hope the Leafs offence doesn’t Peters out, if it holds true we’ll Zidlicky these clowns easy.
"I like this job, I like it!"
by antrofan on Mar 22, 2011 5:28 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
I’m off for a bit. I’ve got a Miettinen ten minutes.
President of the Emotional Hedging club.
24/02/2011: I was there when Brett Lebda scored.
by Oafijev on Mar 22, 2011 5:39 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
Every time someone says meittinen, it sounds like they’re talking in a rastafarian voice in my head.
Dion Phaneuf: turning the tunes up since '10
Don’t turn your Backstrom on me!
Contains the correct levels of Truculence....
by SydDave on Mar 22, 2011 6:09 PM EDT reply actions 5 recs
The other day I wanted to Havlat some icecream. I was just sitting in the park Zidlicky-ng my snack watching some Brodziak and her cute Brunette friend clean up the Clutterbuck all over the ground when I overheard Staubitz and pieces of their conversation. The one girl was being very Koivu about what happened to her. I guess she was out camping the other day when a Nystrom hit and she started to run Backstrom to her campsite when she stepped on a Stoner and fell into a fire Burns-ing her hand pretty badly. She then had to Cullen ambulance to take her to the hospital. It was Bouchard to find a qualified Sturgeon to operate on her until she said money iZanon issue. It turns her father is a wellknown lawyer who tries to Kobasew anything that has money. The male nurse starting trying to im-Prosser her then but it was just Madden-ing and he was Barker-ing up the wrong tree as she already had a SCHENN-sational boyfriend and she had Phaneuf of his flirting already and of Aulie nurses she got stuck with him. It was around then that her boyfriend showed up and he had Grabovski-ed some Rosehill-s for her as a get well gift and a Big MacArthur from McDonalds. The boyfriend then Reim-ed out the male nurse and said if he didnt back Lashoff that he would Komi over to his house and force his Sjostrom up the mans Brown hole. The nurse told him he Lebda-red him to as he owns a Gunnarsson and isn’t afraid to use it and knows the Lupul’s in the law to get away with shooting someone. The boyfriend then mentioned he knows Tai-Bozak. It only got broken up when the Doctor came and the nurse was asked to leave.
After hearing this story the other girl said " Ohhh Shultz, man your so Kulemin. All I did this weekend was get Crabbs again."
by WizardofNaz on Mar 22, 2011 7:44 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
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