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</div></center><p>With just two days left until the trade deadline, the only purpose to tonight's battle between the Leafs and Habs is to see some players in their respective uniforms for the last time. Both teams are sellers: for the Leafs, this was the expected course of action all season long, but the Habs are selling reluctantly after having one of the most epic collapses in NHL history.</p><p>These types of games are great for little victories - seeing the kids play well, Kadri making a nice play, Rielly improving defensively, etc. And those are the victories you hope the Leafs to win, while quietly cheering for them to lose the actual game. At this point, it's all about Auston Matthews.</p><h2>The Leafs</h2><p></p><p>Tonight we'll get to see players continue to determine their long-term fate with the Leafs and if they fit into the big picture - Martin Marincin and Frank Corrado have been great on D since they were given consistent minutes, while Brendan Leipsic continues to be a sparkplug up front. Leo Komarov (suspension) and Matt Hunwick (injury) return for the Leafs tonight, which is only noteworthy if the Leafs are considering moving either of them. It's their last chance to showcase themselves.</p><p><b><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/lines/40/toronto-maple-leafs" target="_blank">Lineup via DailyFaceoff.com</a></b></p><div><table style="text-align: center;">
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<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/589/michael-grabner"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Grabner-Michael.png" alt="Michael Grabner"> <br>Michael Grabner</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1429/nazem-kadri"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Kadri-Nzaem.png" alt="Nazem Kadri"> <br>Nazem Kadri</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2410/leo-komarov"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Komarov-Leo.png" alt="Leo Komarov"> <br>Leo Komarov</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1086/colin-greening"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Greening-Colin.png" alt="Colin Greening"> <br>Colin Greening</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/21/peter-holland"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/HollandPeter_1.png" alt="Peter Holland"> <br>Peter Holland</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/374/daniel-winnik"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Winnik-Daniel_2.png" alt="Daniel Winnik"> <br>Daniel Winnik</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2567/josh-leivo"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Leivo-Josh.png" alt="Josh Leivo"> <br>Josh Leivo</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2010/mark-arcobello"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Arcobello-Mark_2.png" alt="Mark Arcobello"> <br>Mark Arcobello</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1101/milan-michalek"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/MapleLeafsToronto_87.png" alt="Milan Michalek"> <br>Milan Michalek</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2835/brendan-leipsic"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Leipsic-Brendan.png" alt="Brendan Leipsic"> <br>Brendan Leipsic</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2182/byron-froese"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Froese-Byron.png" alt="Byron Froese"> <br>Byron Froese</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1314/brad-boyes"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Boyes-Brad_1.png" alt="Brad Boyes"> <br>Brad Boyes</a></td>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2319/morgan-rielly"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/RiellyMorgan.png" alt="Morgan Rielly"> </a></div>
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<a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2319/morgan-rielly"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2319/morgan-rielly">Morgan Rielly</a><br>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2051/martin-marincin"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Marincin-Martin.png" alt="Martin Marincin"> </a></div>
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<a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2051/martin-marincin"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2051/martin-marincin">Martin Marincin</a><br>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1955/jake-gardiner"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Gardiner-Jake.png" alt="Jake Gardiner"> </a></div>
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<a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1955/jake-gardiner"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1955/jake-gardiner">Jake Gardiner</a><br>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2207/frank-corrado"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Corrado-Frank.png" alt="Frank Corrado"> </a></div>
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<a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2207/frank-corrado"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2207/frank-corrado">Frank Corrado</a><br>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2980/viktor-loov"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Loov-Viktor.png" alt="Viktor Loov"> </a></div>
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<a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2980/viktor-loov"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2980/viktor-loov">Viktor Loov</a><br>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2227/stuart-percy"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Percy-Stuart.png" alt="Stuart Percy"> </a></div>
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<a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2227/stuart-percy"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2227/stuart-percy">Stuart Percy</a><br>
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<h2>The Habs</h2>
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<p>Oh what could have been. After a stellar start to the season, the Habs have disappeared into the abyss alongside Carey Price's infinitely long injury. And after struggling to know how to deal with it, Marc Bergevin has begun to sell, dealing Dale Weise and Thomas Fleischmann to the Hawks last night. It's hard to imagine a team with Max Pacioretty, Brendan Gallagher, Alex Galchenyuk, Tomas Plekanec, and PK Subban being this bad, but alas here they are. </p>
<p><b><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/lines/28/montreal-canadiens" target="_blank">Lineup via DailyFaceoff.com</a></b></p>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/864/max-pacioretty"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/PaciorettyMax.png" alt="Max Pacioretty"> </a></div>
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<a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/864/max-pacioretty"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/864/max-pacioretty">Max Pacioretty</a><br>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/867/tomas-plekanec"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/PlekanecTomas.png" alt="Tomas Plekanec"> </a></div>
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<a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/867/tomas-plekanec"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/867/tomas-plekanec">Tomas Plekanec</a><br>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2180/brendan-gallagher"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/GallagherBrendan_1.png" alt="Brendan Gallagher"> </a></div>
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<a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2180/brendan-gallagher"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2180/brendan-gallagher">Brendan Gallagher</a><br>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2393/alex-galchenyuk"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/GalchenyukAlex.png" alt="Alex Galchenyuk"> </a></div>
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<a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2393/alex-galchenyuk"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2393/alex-galchenyuk">Alex Galchenyuk</a><br>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/841/lars-eller"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/EllerLars.png" alt="Lars Eller"> </a></div>
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<a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/841/lars-eller"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/841/lars-eller">Lars Eller</a><br>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2812/sven-andrighetto"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Andrighetto-Sven.png" alt="Sven Andrighetto"> </a></div>
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<a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2812/sven-andrighetto"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2812/sven-andrighetto">Sven Andrighetto</a><br>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/153/paul-byron"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Byron-Paul.png" alt="Paul Byron"> </a></div>
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<a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/153/paul-byron"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/153/paul-byron">Paul Byron</a><br>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2782/jacob-de-la-rose"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/De-La-Rose-Jacob.png" alt="Jacob De La Rose"> </a></div>
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<a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2782/jacob-de-la-rose"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2782/jacob-de-la-rose">Jacob De La Rose</a><br>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2543/michael-mccarron"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/McCarron-Michael.png" alt="Michael McCarron"> </a></div>
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<a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2543/michael-mccarron"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2543/michael-mccarron">Michael McCarron</a><br>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1287/torrey-mitchell"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Mitchell-Torey_1.png" alt="Torrey Mitchell"> </a></div>
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<a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1287/torrey-mitchell"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1287/torrey-mitchell">Torrey Mitchell</a><br>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2236/phillip-danault"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/CanadiensMontreal_76.png" alt="Phillip Danault "> </a></div>
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<a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2236/phillip-danault"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2236/phillip-danault">Phillip Danault </a><br>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1949/devante-smith-pelly"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Smith-Pelly-Devante_1.png" alt="Devante Smith-Pelly"> </a></div>
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<a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1949/devante-smith-pelly"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1949/devante-smith-pelly">Devante Smith-Pelly</a><br>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/857/andrei-markov"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/MarkovAndrei.png" alt="Andrei Markov"> </a></div>
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<a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/857/andrei-markov"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/857/andrei-markov">Andrei Markov</a><br>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/877/pk-subban"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/SubbanPK.png" alt="P.K. Subban"> </a></div>
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<a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/877/pk-subban"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/877/pk-subban">P.K. Subban</a><br>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2065/alexei-emelin"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/EmelinAlexei.png" alt="Alexei Emelin"> </a></div>
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<a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2065/alexei-emelin"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2065/alexei-emelin">Alexei Emelin</a><br>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2287/greg-pateryn"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Pateryn-Greg.png" alt="Greg Pateryn"> </a></div>
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<a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2287/greg-pateryn"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2287/greg-pateryn">Greg Pateryn</a><br>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2075/victor-bartley"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/CanadiensMontreal_75.png" alt="Victor Bartley"> </a></div>
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<a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2075/victor-bartley"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2075/victor-bartley">Victor Bartley</a><br>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1358/mark-barberio"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Barberio-Mark.png" alt="Mark Barberio"> </a></div>
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<a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1358/mark-barberio"></a><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1358/mark-barberio">Mark Barberio</a><br>
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<h2>Starting Goaltenders</h2>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 31.5px;">Jonathan Bernier</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 31.5px;">vs.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 31.5px;">Mike Condon</span></div>
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<h2><span style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 31.5px;">What to watch for...</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: normal;">The potential that the Leafs (who are trying to be bad) beat the Habs (who are not trying to be bad).</span></p>
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