GDT: Blues at Leafs 6:00 FanDuel

[hotrivets]

$48 mil on the third line. NHL is really rarefied.

Blues Projected Lineup:

Dylan Holloway-Robert Thomas-Jimmy Snuggerud
Brayden Schenn-Dalibor Dvorsky-Jordan Kyrou
Pavel Buchnevich-Pius Suter-Mathieu Joseph
Alexey Toropchenko-Oskar Sundqvist-Nathan Walker

Philip Broberg-Colton Parayko
Cam Fowler-Justin Faulk
Tyler Tucker-Matthew Kessel

Jordan Binnington will start in goal

[hotrivets]

Maple Leafs Projected Lineup:

Nick Robertson-John Tavares-William Nylander
Matthew Knies-Max Domi-Easton Cowan
Mattias Maccelli-Jacob Quillan-Bobby McMann
Dakota Joshua-Steven Lorentz-Calle Jarnkrok

Morgan Rielly-Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Simon Benoit-Jake McCabe
Dakota Mermis-Troy Stecher

Joseph Woll will start in goal; Dennis Hildeby will be the backup.

Healthy scratches include Sammy Blais and Philippe Myers. Scott Laughton (upper body), Chris Tanev (upper body), Auston Matthews (lower body), Anthony Stolarz (upper body), Brandon Carlo (lower body) and Nicolas Roy (upper body) are all out.

[hotrivets]

I still think the goals against is a team issue but the goalie stats are pretty dismal.

https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/st-louis- ... day-lineup

[seattleblue]

Cowan is their Neighbours

[netboy65]

The beatings will continue until morale improves!

[Frank Underwood]

Cowan is their Neighbours

Honestly, I'm going to watch tonight mainly to see him play......on the slight chance that they get desperate at some point and would be willing to trade him.

[DawgDad]

$48 mil on the third line. NHL is really rarefied.

Blues Projected Lineup:

Dylan Holloway-Robert Thomas-Jimmy Snuggerud
Brayden Schenn-Dalibor Dvorsky-Jordan Kyrou
Pavel Buchnevich-Pius Suter-Mathieu Joseph
Alexey Toropchenko-Oskar Sundqvist-Nathan Walker

Philip Broberg-Colton Parayko
Cam Fowler-Justin Faulk
Tyler Tucker-Matthew Kessel

Jordan Binnington will start in goal

Reflecting on where the Blues are at in the big picture, I went through the lineup and assigned each player a +, 0, or - based on potential to add more value in the future (big picture). I see 4-5 pluses (upside potential), 3-5 minuses, and the rest zeros (they will likely remain the player they are for a few more seasons). My four pluses are:
Holloway
Snuggerud
Dvorsky (presumably)
Broberg
Neighbours

Now, many of the rest are currently underperforming; for example, I rate Thomas and Kyrou at zero (aside from a current slump they pretty much have shown what they will become). A case can be made all of the pluses are currently underperforming what we should be seeing from them. All of them, though I lean to giving Snuggerud a pass.

[Ace]

Do fans actually watch Brayden Schenn play offensively? Is he given a free pass because he sometimes plays "physical" and is the Captain? He's been just as awful as Buchnevich all year and he has 19 shots on goal...in 19 games. 1 shot per game on goal in the top 6. I'm not even sure if Schenn is 3rd line worthy anymore, I think he should be parked on the 4th line.

Neighbours-Thomas-Snuggerud
Holloway-Suter-Kyrou
Joseph-Dvorsky-Buchnevich
Schenn-Bjugstad/Sunny-Walker

Seems fairly straight forward when Neighbours comes back IMO.

[callitwhatyouwant]

I still think the goals against is a team issue but the goalie stats are pretty dismal.

https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/st-louis- ... day-lineup

The timely save at the beginning of games isn't happening. It does appear both goalies are playing better, but they are playing better as the games progress.

[BalotelliMassive]

Not being able to beat this current Leaf team would be another step in the wrong direction...

[TruBlueFan_1970]

Didn’t realize how beat up the Leafs are right now. If the Blues can’t beat these guys with all their injuries…..well, let’s just say they’re cooked.

[DawgDad]

Do fans actually watch Brayden Schenn play offensively? Is he given a free pass because he sometimes plays "physical" and is the Captain? He's been just as awful as Buchnevich all year and he has 19 shots on goal...in 19 games. 1 shot per game on goal in the top 6. I'm not even sure if Schenn is 3rd line worthy anymore, I think he should be parked on the 4th line.

Neighbours-Thomas-Snuggerud
Holloway-Suter-Kyrou
Joseph-Dvorsky-Buchnevich
Schenn-Bjugstad/Sunny-Walker

Seems fairly straight forward when Neighbours comes back IMO.

It's sad to see.

I don't see any point running out a line of Joseph-Dvorsky-Buchnevich at ES. Just park them all on the bench. EDIT: Between the three of them they have ONE ES goal this season.

[Younghopp1991]

Do fans actually watch Brayden Schenn play offensively? Is he given a free pass because he sometimes plays "physical" and is the Captain? He's been just as awful as Buchnevich all year and he has 19 shots on goal...in 19 games. 1 shot per game on goal in the top 6. I'm not even sure if Schenn is 3rd line worthy anymore, I think he should be parked on the 4th line.

Neighbours-Thomas-Snuggerud
Holloway-Suter-Kyrou
Joseph-Dvorsky-Buchnevich
Schenn-Bjugstad/Sunny-Walker

Seems fairly straight forward when Neighbours comes back IMO.

I know thomas is a playmaker but 1.5 shots oer game for career. He has 22 shots in 15 games. At some point he needs to shoot the puck.

[zamadoo]

This will be the game we win outright. On the road against a team with half their lineup out. From their perspective they have their coach's former team coming to play their ravished lineup with desperation setting in.

Whatever happens, I think it will be a good contest. No Sammy

[moose-and-squirrel]

Do fans actually watch Brayden Schenn play offensively? Is he given a free pass because he sometimes plays "physical" and is the Captain? He's been just as awful as Buchnevich all year and he has 19 shots on goal...in 19 games. 1 shot per game on goal in the top 6. I'm not even sure if Schenn is 3rd line worthy anymore, I think he should be parked on the 4th line.

Neighbours-Thomas-Snuggerud
Holloway-Suter-Kyrou
Joseph-Dvorsky-Buchnevich
Schenn-Bjugstad/Sunny-Walker

Seems fairly straight forward when Neighbours comes back IMO.

I know thomas is a playmaker but 1.5 shots oer game for career. He has 22 shots in 15 games. At some point he needs to shoot the puck.

Is that shots on goal or attempts?

[HighStick]

For a #1 C Thomas doesn't shoot anywhere near enough. He should have 5 shots a game at least.