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# Preview: the Michael Hutchinson redemption game
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/preview-the-michael-hutchinson-redemption-game/
- Published: 2019-11-29T17:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2019-11-29T17:00:00.000Z
- Description: Don’t forget, this is a 4pm start!
- Author: Hardev
- Tags: Game Coverage, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:01

### Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres: \*\*\*4:00 p.m.\*\*\*   
Watch on: TSN4, and MSG-Buffalo  
Opponent’s site: [Die By The Blade](http://diebytheblade.com/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

The Toronto Maple Leafs are mad.

They’re mad at themselves for how they treated Michael Hutchinson in his first stint with the team this season. So mad that they’ve been quite transparent in their desire to get him his first win of the season tonight against the Buffalo Sabres.

Head Coach Sheldon Keefe has given Hutch the first half of the back-to-back on the road, in a matinee game that he’s used to in the AHL. This is the best scenario before a game Hutchinson has been in by a mile this season and it’s his chance, and the team’s chance, to put together a worthy win.

> Michael Hutchinson said that entire [#Leafs](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Leafs?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) organization helped him through turmoil of early season, from Freddie Andersen to Dr. Meg Popovic: "It shows how much everyone cares for you as a person. Some organizations just see you as an asset, but here they view you as a person."
> 
> — Kristen Shilton (@kristen\_shilton) [November 28, 2019](https://twitter.com/kristen%5Fshilton/status/1200160090998943749?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

> Sheldon Keefe explains decision to start Michael Hutchinson tomorrow  
>  
> \* Hutch used to afternoon (4 pm) starts in AHL  
>  
> \* Early start, short travel means Freddie can have normal game-day routine Saturday  
>  
> \* Team doesn't have win in 2nd game of back-to-back yet
> 
> — Mark Masters (@markhmasters) [November 28, 2019](https://twitter.com/markhmasters/status/1200141329122152452?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

> "They weren't one-way conversations. It wasn't them talking at you or down to you, you know?"  
>  
> Why Michael Hutchinson feels he's getting a mental reset and a second chance under Sheldon Keefe, his favourite coach: [https://t.co/yhefcTOjxp](https://t.co/yhefcTOjxp?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [#LeafsForever](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeafsForever?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/AKhK22Irsp](https://t.co/AKhK22Irsp?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — luke fox (@lukefoxjukebox) [November 28, 2019](https://twitter.com/lukefoxjukebox/status/1200084141183819776?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

### Maple Leafs Lines

Forwards  
Andreas Johnsson - Auston Matthews - William Nylander  
Ilya Mikheyev - John Tavares - Zach Hyman  
Nic Petan - Jason Spezza - Kasperi Kapanen  
Pierre Engvall - Frederik Gauthier - Dmytro Timashov  
*Scratched: Nick Shore*  
*Injured: Mitchell Marner, Trevor Moore*  
*Suspended: Alexander Kerfoot (one more game)*

Defense  
Morgan Rielly - Cody Ceci  
Jake Muzzin - Justin Holl   
Travis Dermott - Tyson Barrie  

Goalies  
Michael Hutchinson  
Frederik Andersen

### Buffalo Sabres Lines

This is also a big game for the Sabres... For some reason.

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#### Related

[Sabres and Maple Leafs - A Very Important Game](https://www.diebytheblade.com/2019/11/28/20981606/sabres-maple-leafs-a-very-important-game-nhl?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

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> Ralph Krueger said he's used to having lots of road fans in a home building from his European coaching days, excited for first [#Leafs](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Leafs?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)\-Sabres bout tomorrow: "It's been highlighted on the calendar awhile, this back-to-back. You can feel the energy in the group."
> 
> — Kristen Shilton (@kristen\_shilton) [November 28, 2019](https://twitter.com/kristen%5Fshilton/status/1200113039808315396?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

The Sabres don’t like it when Leafs Nation fills their arena for the only times of the season. I guess that’s reason to hate us. Bring it on.

Forwards  
Jimmy Vesey - Jack Eichel - Sam Reinhart  
Jeff Skinner - Casey Mittelstadt - Conor Sheary  
Victor Olofsson - Jean-Sebastien Dea - Rasmus Asplund  
Zemgus Girgensons - Johan Larsson - Curtis Lazar

Defense  
Jake McCabe - Rasmus Ristolainen  
Zach Bogosian - Brandon Montour  
Marco Scandella - Henri Jokiharju  
Scratched: Colin Miller, Rasmus Dahlin

For now, we don’t know what the defense pairings are. The Sabres have too many mediocre names to choose from. For now, I’ve gone with last game’s lineup; the one where they scratched Colin Miller and Rasmus Dahlin. Wild stuff.

> PP Units  
>  
> One: Eichel-Reinhart-Olofsson-Johansson-Ristolainen   
>  
> Two: Mittelstadt-Sheary-Skinner-(Dea)-Montour   
>  
> Dea in brackets because that’s also where Eichel would go.
> 
> — Joe Yerdon (@JoeYerdon) [November 28, 2019](https://twitter.com/JoeYerdon/status/1200104054409629696?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)