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# Gameday Preview: Leafs at Penguins
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/gameday-preview-leafs-at-p/
- Published: 2008-09-24T16:48:38.000Z
- Updated: 2008-09-24T16:48:38.000Z
- Author: Jason Orach
- Tags: #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 10:50

Toronto heads into the home of Sidney Crosby and the Penguins. Sidney Crosby just threw his head back and fell down at the mention of his name, for those of you listening on the radio.

**Pre-Game:** 7:00 p.m., Leafs TV  
**Game:** 7:30 p.m., TSN-National, AM640  
**Post Video:** [mapleleafs.com](http://mapleleafs.com/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

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For those of you who like the Penguins instead of the Leafs, go on over to SBNation's own [PensBurgh](http://www.pensburgh.com/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), where FrankD will be happy to talk about Miroslav Satan with you.

Toronto is 1-0 in preseason play, having beaten Buffalo. Pittsburgh is 1-0-1, having beaten the Lightning after losing to them in a skills competition.

The [lineup](http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/505174?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com):

**Forwards:**

Alexei Ponikarovsky, Mikhail Grabovsky, Nik Antropov

Jiri Tlusty, Alex Steen, Jason Blake

Nikolai Kulemin, John Mitchell, Niklas Hagman

Jamal Mayers, Kris Newbury, Tim Stapleton

**Defence**

Luke Schenn, Tomas Kaberle

Jonas Frogren, Anton Stralman

Mike Van Ryn, Josef Boumedienne

**Goal**

Justin Pogge

James Reimer

I'm loving the Soviet Bloc line of Nikola "Make Goal For Benefit Glorious Kazakhstan" Antropov, Alexei "Pretty Like A" Ponikarovsky, and [Michael Grabowski](http://diehardblueandwhite.blogspot.com/2008/09/we-can-rebuild-them-strongerfasterless.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com). Luke Schenn alongside Tomas Kaberle is all of our wet dreams since the draft, so it'll be good to finally see that happen, along with the debut of Frogren alongside Stralman.

Justin Pogge definitely earned himself a full start, let's hope he steps up and takes the reins. This is his chance to play so well that dealing Toskala at the deadline is a non-issue. Go get 'em Pogge, we're all waiting to buy #29 jerseys again.

“This is a big year for me,” said Pogge. “I’ve had two years of pro under my belt. Now it’s time to push for the NHL and we’ll see where it takes me."

The thing is, with all of our expectations, Pogge needs to deliver us to the postseason. I think he's ready to play in the NHL, I don't know if he's ready to play in the NHL for Toronto.

The Leafs lineup looks competitive, let's hope for as exciting of a game as Monday's.

From [Pensburgh](http://www.pensburgh.com/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com):

**Forwards**  
Evgeni Malkin  
Jordan Staal  
Miroslav Satan  
Ruslan Fedotenko  
Matt Cooke  
Petr Sykora  
Pascal Dupuis  
Jeff Taffe  
Max Talbot  
Paul Bissonnette  
Tyler Kenndy  
Connor James  
**Defensemen**  
Brooks Orpik  
Kris Letang  
Alex Goligoski  
Hal Gill  
Mark Eaton   
Darryl Sydor  
**Goaltenders**  
Dany Sabourin  
John Curry