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Preview and GDT: Leafs at Capitals (7 p.m., Leafs TV)

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Preview and GDT: Leafs at Capitals (7 p.m., Leafs TV)
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With just a single goal in their past two games, the Leafs need their top six to wake up offensively as they begin a three-game road trip at the Verizon Center tonight in Washington, DC.

Interesting stat of the evening – Since Lupul was traded to Toronto, Kessel has scored just three goals in 22 games with Joffrey out injured (0 goals in 6 games without him this season, 3 in 16 to end last season).

It’s more than just Lupul’s absence, however. He’s gripping his stick a little tight now and getting some terrible luck despite throwing a ton of rubber on net from all sorts of different positions. If Kessel hits another post, he may just drop to his knees and ask the puck if it’s too good for its home.

It’s not just Kessel who needs to get back on the scoresheet; Mikhail Grabovski is pointless in his last four and MacArthur has points in just one of his six games this season.

Ben Scrivens will start in net for the Leafs, his first game since giving up five and getting the yank against the New York Islanders. After some of his goals against in that collapse, it’s reasonable for you to be nervous.

The Capitals are coming off a 6-3 home loss to the Penguins. Alex Ovechkin has only scored one goal outside of his tally in the Leafs’ 3-2 win over the Capitals at the ACC last Thursday.

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  • TheCanucksnaphook

    something along that line would work for me.

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  • Yaknowwhat

    LOL..you guys are killing me..

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  • luisad

    that would be ideal.

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  • Skip2myYOUUUUUUTH

    Lolll at the guy (Djamon i think it was) trying to tell me Kulemin didn’t assist JVR this year, saying their chemistry has no proof and that it doesn’t matter who plays togetherits like shuffling deck chairs. They just showed the pitts game in the intermission, and JVRs first two goals. Both DIRECT assists from Kulemin and his hard work (3 apples that game). Love how JVR isn’t forcing anything to Kessel today.its why he has 2 goals.

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  • Mike_84

    Can you trade a lottery protected pick? 

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  • Black_Hawk

    yeah

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  • wendelsway

    Thanks Radar….much better feed  : )

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  • JVR

    Also for not putting his hottest shooter (Frattin) on the PP and for putting two lefties (Phaneuf and Liles) and two righties (Kostka and Franson) on the points together.
    While I agree with taking Kostka off the top pairing, why not put Phaneuf with Franson on the top unit and Kostka with Liles on the 2nd unit?  Makes it much easier for them to pass the puck back and forth on the point.

    Also, can he not see that Bozak couldn’t even lace Kadri’s skates?  Put Kadri between JVR and Kessel on the 1st PP unit (at full-strength wouldn’t hurt either) and Grabovski, Frattin and Kulemin on the 2nd PP unit

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  • PromiseLand

    Doesn’t sound like those two shots were fair at all let alone necessary. Not surprised at all by his actions.

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  • http://www.hockey-nerd.com Cameron

    Kulemin can’t help anyone.  He’s Russian.

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  • TheCanucksnaphook

    Meh.  Not sure that on either of JVRs goals he had an option to go to Kessel.

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  • mcloki

    Just convince Colorado now. Lol.

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  • Yaknowwhat

    Agree with most of what your saying….Carlyles PP is a real head scratcher..

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  • Mike_84

    same with Datsyuk

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  • Radar O’Rielly

    Yw

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  • PromiseLand

    Both are expiring contracts. Would have to think Colorado would ask for one of our defensive prospects like a Percy or a draft pick.

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  • JVR

    It’d make a ton of sense for the Leafs, but no sense for the Avalanche, which is why they’d never do it!

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  • BringbackYushki

    does bozaks trade value increase if they found out his xbox  exploits

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  • Mike_84

    does carlyle pick the PPers or does an assist coach

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  • Yaknowwhat

    Trade Bozak??…gasp….somewhere HH is blowing his stack…

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  • Mike_84

    i was thinking that we would add Colborne

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  • phaneufoundlander

     what link should I click?

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  • http://www.hockey-nerd.com Cameron

    THey know they can resign Bozak, and then they’d deal MacArthur for picks at the deadline if he doesn’t want to resign.  

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  • luisad

    good question. The pp is really a huge question mark

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  • djamon

    One goal was an interception of a pass from a defender…how did Kulemin assist that one again? And 2 other goals were on rebounds…how did Kulemin assist those?

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