LGD: Basement Flames
By Jon Steitzer
8 years ago
Johnny Gaudreau, Colborne, TJ Brodie, Lance Bouma
Wotherspoon, Ramo, Mark Giordano
Ferland, Ladislav Smid, Bollig and Frolik
Dougie Hamilton, Bennett, Boring Sean Monahan
Wotherspoon, Ramo, Mark Giordano
Ferland, Ladislav Smid, Bollig and Frolik
Dougie Hamilton, Bennett, Boring Sean Monahan
Flames are a tire fire
It was always burning
Since Hartley’s returning
Flames are a tire fire
No we didn’t light it
but we don’t want to fight it
It was always burning
Since Hartley’s returning
Flames are a tire fire
No we didn’t light it
but we don’t want to fight it
THE LEAFS
The Leafs are coming off the high that only a win against Buffalo can give you. Tonight will be the fourth game of their six game homestand, and with games against Anaheim and Boston to close it out this is probably the best shot at seeing a Leafs win this week.
Injuries continue to plague the Leafs so we could see this entire lineup turnover if the MLSE cafeteria serves particularly hot soup today, but for now Soshnikov, Bozak, Komarov, and Holland are some of the key names you can expect to be scratched.
| LW | C | RW |
|---|---|---|
 Milan Michalek |  Nazem Kadri |  Michael Grabner |
 Zach Hyman |  William Nylander |  P.A. Parenteau |
 Colin Greening |  Frederik Gauthier |  Josh Leivo |
 Brooks Laich |  Ben Smith |  Connor Brown |
| Defensive Pairings | |
|---|---|
 Morgan Rielly |  Martin Marincin |
 Jake Gardiner |  Connor Carrick |
 Rinat Valiev |  Frank Corrado |
THE FLAMES
The Flames are an exciting young team filled with potential that have a boat anchor attached to them named Bob Hartley. Monahan, Bennett, Gaudreau, and Hamilton are ideal building blocks for the future. Backlund, Frolik, Brodie, and Giordano aren’t too shabby either. The supporting cast could use one or two more key players but this is a team that shouldn’t have any difficulty beating up on a crippled and inexperienced Leafs team.
| LW | C | RW |
|---|---|---|
 Johnny Gaudreau |  Sean Monahan |  Josh Jooris |
 Lance Bouma |  Mikael Backlund |  Michael Frolik |
 Micheal Ferland |  Sam Bennett |  Joe Colborne |
 Brandon Bollig |  Matt Stajan |  Garnet Hathaway |
| Defensive Pairings | |
|---|---|
 Mark Giordano |  Dougie Hamilton |
 Jyrki Jokipakka |  T.J. Brodie |
 Tyler Wotherspoon |  Jakub Nakladal |
Starting Goaltenders
VS.
No matter what you think of Hiller, his gear is some of the best in the league and it will be a fun treat to stare at those beautiful KOHO pads all night.
What to Watch For
- These are two terrible teams, there really isn’t a good reason to watch this game. With Soshnikov out, all the pressure will be on Nylander to provide entertainment value as he faces his hometown team.
- I guess we can expect points from Stajan and Colborne tonight.
- After tonight there are only ten games left. I’m looking forward to end of this one so the season starts feeling close to ending.
Game starts at 7:30 PM ET and can be found on TSN 4 or Sporpsnet West
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