4:00 p.m. Pacific Time. The perfect time for a game for Leafs fans on a Saturday night!

We will have the return of William Nylander to the lineup and hopefully he gives the metaphorical finger to the Canucks fans in attendance by scoring a lot and helping the Leafs win, snap the losing streak, and kick-off a maybe possibly sort of potential pathway back to the playoffs.

Yes, that's a long shot, but it begins with actually winning a game, and tonight they face the literal last place team in the whole league, so if you can't win this one...

We'll have our preview of tonight's game out later this morning. You can listen to Berube here while you wait and the final question includes the "put pucks deep is a winning recipe" remarks.

The Marlies have their first home game in weeks tonight at the Coliseum, playing the Laval Rocket at 5:00 p.m., note that start time is an hour later than normal for a Saturday game.

And here's an interesting and detailed update on two of the Leafs Swedish prospects playing for Leksand, Tinus Luc Koblar and Victor Johansson, as told by a Leafs development coach Tomas Pacina.

Other News

More trouble for the Regional Sports Networks in the US. The media group that broadcasts games for the Hurricanes, Red Wings, Kings, Wild, Predators, Blues and Blue Jackets may file for bankruptcy as early as next week, and the NHL would be forced to invoke contingency plans immediately, including offering rights to local TV stations, but they would also make all of the teams' regional games available free on the NHL app.

Sources: Main Street could be headed for liquidation
Unless 11th hour financing can coerce its nine MLB teams to stay put, Main Street Sports Group could have little choice but to file for Chapter 7 and immediately liquidate its business next week, sources have told SBJ.
Sports Business JournalTom Friend

Enjoy your Saturday with hockey. While there was only one game yesterday–Columbus beat Chicago 4-2–there are 14 games on the calendar for today, with the first starting at noon ET.

And remember, if you can turn a bag of spuds into an elegant dinner, maybe you can do that with a bag of buds, I mean, not dinner, but into an elegant playoffs, or... this metaphor has gone off the rails.

Meera Sodha’s vegetarian recipe for patates yahni
Sometimes, all that’s required for supper is simply stewed Mediterranean vegetables and potatoes with a dollop of yoghurt on top …
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Until later today, let's enjoy the soundtrack of the OG whale team.

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