The Maple Leafs bounced back from a 4-0 loss to win 4-2 in Philly. They'll be in tough tonight as both squads ice lineups that will feature many veterans.
What I'll be watching for tonight is Matt Frattin and Nazem Kadri lining up together. It'll give the coaching staff, and fans a good chance to see what each one can contribute to the line. And I think it's important for both to come out flying, it could be one of those games that puts one ahead of the other in an effort to win the open third-line left-wing spot.
Frattin has started to come on stronger as of last game, but as of now the edge has to go to Kadri. Even though Frattin's scored twice, it's hard to argue that Kadri hasn't been the more impressive forward in creating chances and physical play. There are still a number of games left and it may come down to the wire for that position.
Buffalo
Thomas Vanek - Derek Roy - Jason Pominville
Nathan Gerbe - Paul Gaustad - Patrick Kaleta
Colin Stuart - Cody McCormick - Brad Boyes
Michael Ryan - Matt Ellis - Corey Tropp
Jordan Leopold - Christian Ehrhoff
Brayden McNabb - Mike Weber
Marc-Andre Gragnani - T.J. Brennan
Ryan Miller
Drew MacIntyre
Toronto
Joffrey Lupul - Tim Connolly - Phil Kessel
Nikolai Kulemin - Mikhail Grabovski - Clarke MacArthur
Nazem Kadri - Daryl Boyce - Matt Frattin
Joey Crabb - Mike Zigomanis - Colton Orr
Dion Phaneuf - Keith Aulie
Carl Gunnarsson - John Micheal Liles
Jake Gardiner - Cody Franson
James Reimer
Ben Scrivens
Notes:
...Reimer is expected to play the entire game.....Bozak was initially slotted into the line-up, but was taken out due to some minor training camp type injuries, Mike Zigomanis takes his place, and Boyce moves up to line 3....Coach Wilson stated that he's icing a 'younger' lineup tomorrow night in Buffalo...Jay Rosehill, Luke Schenn, and Mike Komisarek are the scratches tonight....Puck drops at 7:00pm on Leafs TV, and I'm sure you'll be able to catch a live-stream somewhere. Check out the game thread at Hockey's Future - Toronto Maple Leafs Forum to find live-streams of the game....Here's the list of those at Maple Leafs Training Camp List....
