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# Maple Leafs v. Canadiens: Alternating Wins FTW!
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/maple-leafs-v-canadiens/
- Published: 2009-12-26T20:00:30.000Z
- Updated: 2009-12-26T20:00:30.000Z
- Author: Julian Sanchez
- Tags: Game Coverage, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:27

### Next Game

[Montreal Canadiens](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/MON?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)   
@ [Toronto Maple Leafs](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/TOR?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) 

[Saturday, Dec 26, 2009, 7:00 PM EST](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/events/38464?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Air Canada Centre

[Complete Coverage >](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/events/38464?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

  
Being the great brother that I am, I gave my sister a ticket to tonight's Toronto/Montreal game. Being my # 1 fan I gave myself the other ticket. So far this year the Leafs are alternating results when I am in attendance. They lost stupidly to Minnesota, beat the s\*nators, and let Toskala gift a game to the

[Sabres](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/BUF?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

.Tonight they face the horrible Montreal Canadiens who are one of their direct rivals for 10th place in the East. The Leafs are currently 5 points back of the Habs with a game in hand. The standings are, as they likely will remain for the rest of the year, [an absolute clusterf\*ck](http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm?season=20092010&type=CON&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com). This is a big game for the Buds as they will all remain for the rest of the year. It's hardly do-or-die but if they have to win any game it's the ones against their fellow potential first round fodder.

[Gustavsson is going to start](http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/nhl/mapleleafs/jonasgustavsson/article/742927--gustavsson-gets-another-crack-at-canadiens?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) which makes me smile and he'll be facing off against [Jaroslav Halak](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54844/Jaroslav%5FHalak?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com). That means that the Leafs will need about 50 shots to get 3 goals. [Andrei Markov](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/55684/Andrei%5FMarkov?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) is back at the arena where Jim Carey Price cut his foot or something so the Leafs better stay out of the penalty box.