LGD: The Typhoid Ducks of Anaheim
By Jon Steitzer
8 years ago
*Corey Perry emerges from a Peterborough dumpster*
“Nothing tastes as good as the garbage you eat at home.”
Hopefully all the Leafs have their vaccinations up to date because they are getting a visit from the Ducks tonight. And while that may leave us wishing the Leafs wear hazmat suits for tonight’s game, the fact that the Ducks are a pretty good team and should be capable of handing the Leafs a loss is probably a good thing. This winning record thing has been fun for a while, but Toronto is dangerously close to improving in the standings.
THE LEAFS
Oh look, Tyler Bozak is back. That’s exciting…
Okay, it really isn’t but it’s a thing that’s happening and the reason why Freddie Gauthier is back with the Marlies. The rest of the cast is still the same, and William Nylander is still incredibly good.
| LW | C | RW |
|---|---|---|
 Milan Michalek |  Nazem Kadri |  Michael Grabner |
 Zach Hyman |  William Nylander |  P.A. Parenteau |
 Josh Leivo |  Tyler Bozak |  Connor Brown |
 Colin Greening |  Brooks Laich |  Ben Smith |
| Defensive Pairings | |
|---|---|
 Morgan Rielly |  Martin Marincin |
 Jake Gardiner |  Connor Carrick |
 Rinat Valiev |  Frank Corrado |
THE DUCKS
The Ducks have leveled off recently after their surge from awfulness. They are 5-4-1 over the last 10, so luckily they won’t be above beating the Leafs senseless to maintain home ice advantage for the first round of the playoffs.
| LW | C | RW |
|---|---|---|
 Brandon Pirri |  Ryan Getzlaf |  Corey Perry |
 Jamie McGinn |  Rickard Rakell |  Mike Santorelli |
 Andrew Cogliano |  Ryan Kesler |  Jakob Silfverberg |
 Nick Ritchie |  Shawn Horcoff |  Ryan Garbutt |
| Defensive Pairings | |
|---|---|
 Cam Fowler |  Simon Despres |
 Hampus Lindholm |  Josh Manson |
 Korbinian Holzer |  Kevin Bieksa |
STARTING GOALTENDERS
VS.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR…
- William Nylander. He’s all we’ve got left. Watch him. Love him. Think about how better days are coming.
- Seriously, that was it, beyond that there are plenty of other great NHL games to check out tonight.
- Pens vs. Devils
- Bruins vs. Panthers
- Flyers vs. Avs
- Or just take a well earned break from watching hockey so you’re prepared for the marathon which is the playoff season.
- I guess it will be interesting to see how many points Korbinian Holzer can put up tonight.
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