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The Randy Carlyle era begins in Montreal tonight as the Leafs look to break a six game losing streak that has dropped them back to 12th, five points out of the final playoff spot.

Members of Tank Nation will be looking at the game with much anticipation as a loss tonight would drop the Leafs to within three points of the 15th placed Habs.

How do the Leafs respond to the kick in the pants they received yesterday? Let’s find out.

Jonas Gustavsson starts in goal. Matthew Lombardi will center the fourth line with Steckel between Kulemin and Connolly on the third. Mike Komisarek will play over Cody Franson.

The new coach before the game:

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Alec Brownscombe is the founder and editor of MapleLeafsHotStove.com, where he has written daily about the Leafs since September of 2008. He's published five magazines on the team entitled "The Maple Leafs Annual" with distribution in Chapters and newsstands across the country. He also co-hosted "The Battle of the Atlantic," a weekly show on TSN1200 that covered the Leafs and the NHL in-depth. Alec is a graduate of Trent University and Algonquin College with his diploma in Journalism. In 2014, he was awarded Canada's Best Hockey Blogger honours by Molson Canadian. You can contact him at alec.brownscombe@mapleleafshotstove.com.