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Canadiens vs Maple Leafs Game Thread

The Leafs are in town tonight to take on the Habs in a game that’s nationally televised on CBC, so also streamed online for any Canadians who don’t have cable. Click here to watch an online stream.

The Leafs have stumbled out of the Olympic break, allowing themselves to get outplayed by the hobbled Isles, who are without Tavares, and blowing a lead late in the game only to lose in overtime. Conversely, Montreal has managed to grab 3/4 points against tough competition coming out of the break, even though they’re playing pretty terrible, are without their starting goaltender in Carey Price, and for all intents and purposes, without P.K. Subban too.

It should be a fast pace, sloppy game between two teams loaded with talented but coached by idiots.

Puck drop is at 7:00 PM.

Here are your projected lineups:

Montreal Canadiens Prospective Lineup
Left Wing
Center
Right Wing
Alex Galchenyuk Tomas Plekanec Brian Gionta
Max Pacioretty David Desharnais Brendan Gallagher
Rene Bourque Lars Eller Dale Weise
Travis Moen Daniel Briere George Parros

Left Defense
Right Defense
Josh Gorges P.K. Subban
Andrei Markov Alexei Emelin
Douglas Murray Jarred Tinordi

Goaltenders
Peter Budaj
Dustin Tokarski

Scratches: Ryan White, Davis Drewiske

Injuries: Michael Bournival (concussion day-to-day), Carey Price (groin, day-to-day), Brandon Prust (shoulder, day-to-day)

As for Toronto:

Toronto Maple Leafs Prospective Lineup
Left Wing
Center
Right Wing
James van Riemsdyk Tyler Bozak Phil Kessel
Joffrey Lupul Nazem Kadri David Clarkson
Mason Raymond Peter Holland Nikolai Kulemin
Frazer McLaren Jay McClement Troy Bodie

Left Defense
Right Defense
Carl Gunnarsson Dion Phaneuf
Jake Gardiner Cody Franson
Tim Gleason Morgan Rielly

Goaltenders
Jonathan Bernier
James Reimer

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