[GDT] Flames @ Maple Leafs, 5:00 PM MDT. Sportsnet, Sportsnet One, Fan 960

[Puppet Guy]

So, does tonight bring a renewed point streak or more losses? We'll find out in a few hours as the Flames make another road trip, this time to The Big Smoke to visit the Auston Matthews-less Maple Leafs.


FLAMES

Gaudreau - Monahan - Tkachuk
Bennett - Backlund - Czarnik
Dube - Lindholm - Neal
Frolik - Ryan - Hathaway

Giordano - Brodie
Hanifin - Hamonic
Valimaki - Andersson

Smith

MAPLE LEAFS

Hyman - Tavares - Kapanen
Marleau - Kadri - Marner
Johnsson - Lindholm - Brown
Ennis - Gauthier - Leivo

Rielly - Hainsey
Gardiner - Zaitsev
Ozhiganov - Marincin

Andersen

...and he's kept a few people waiting, but back for another adventure is That Darn Puppet! He's killing some time pre-game by visiting a local craft fair. Does he get inspired?

Spoiler!

Special thanks to The Little Puppets for their loan of props

Go Flames

[Cali Panthers Fan]

Still plenty of firepower for the Leafs, but at least we don't have to deal with one of the big guns. It's like playing Pittsburgh without Malkin.

Let's hope the defense is ready again. 5 on 5 this is a pretty good team even though last week sorta sucked. I'm still waiting for the special teams to start contributing. Combined percentage of 100% is the goal. Still a ways to go to get there.

[Huntingwhale]

Leafs need to bring Grant Clitsome out of retirement and have him play on the same team as Hyman.

[tripin_billie]

Smith starting? Ughh, I don't have a good feeling about this.

[Nsd1]

Flames/Leafs games have been pretty boring the last few years, especially when they play in Toronto. I'll say 7-5 final.

[Northendzone]

some people may get a lot of pleasure out of seeing this, while lots of guys have trouble spotting grant in the lineup.

Originally Posted by Huntingwhale

Leafs need to bring Grant Clitsome out of retirement and have him play on the same team as Hyman.

[pria(kin)16]

Please god let my personal ACC curse end tonight (0-8 in person since I moved here). Based on our most recent showings I'm not too optimistic.....

[Buff]

Originally Posted by pria(kin)16

Please god let my personal ACC curse end tonight (0-8 in person since I moved here). Based on our most recent showings I'm not too optimistic.....

What if you cheered for the Leafs tonight?

[Royle9]

I hope Brad is exploring any and all aspects of a goalie acquisition as we speak.
0 confidence in Smith, and with him starting tonight against the Leafs we're going to need a high scoring game to be able to go toe to toe.

All optimism is shot until we can string 3-4 good games in a row.

[Freddy]

I’m excited to see more Valimaki - Andersson!
Go Flames Go!

[Locke]

A win would be a nice change of pace.

Can we try that?

[Har-Calgary]

Originally Posted by Buff

What if you cheered for the Leafs tonight?

I moved here in 2015 and have been to every flames game at the ACC since then. Lost all three, last season we should have won, shootouts are the worst.

There really is little reason to be optimistic tonight, the only reason at all is that they are missing Matthews, but they still have plenty of firepower. Even without Tavares last season, leafs fared pretty well when Matthews missed time.

Anyways little reason to be optimistic but for some reason I really think tonight is the night I finally get to see a flames W at the ACC.

[MisterJoji]

4-1 Flames, Smith with a surprisingly good game, doesn’t let a goal in until the 3rd. Backlund and Monahan get their monkeys off their backs, Neal gets his 2nd goal in 3 games and Jankowski gets an empty netter.

[zukes]

I'll be there tonight with my father in law and son. The Flames rarely win in Toronto, but I will say they win 4-3.

[LChoy]

Originally Posted by Har-Calgary

I moved here in 2015 and have been to every flames game at the ACC since then. Lost all three, last season we should have won, shootouts are the worst.

There really is little reason to be optimistic tonight, the only reason at all is that they are missing Matthews, but they still have plenty of firepower. Even without Tavares last season, leafs fared pretty well when Matthews missed time.

Anyways little reason to be optimistic but for some reason I really think tonight is the night I finally get to see a flames W at the ACC.

0-6 before I stopped going every year

[bubbsy]

Ugh i hate when the flames are in TO, I've seen them lose so many that I have stopped going to the acc for these.

I think the flames give up 4+ goals again, the main question being whether their forwards can do damage against that d/Andersson. I am not confident at all.

My guess is 6-3 leafs with the leafs scoring an EN.

[robertsfanatic]

one of my pre-season wishes was to win in Toronto...Flames fans in Ontario know how hard it is to deal with co-workers, friends, etc after a loss.

bringing my wife so hopefully she will be the good luck charm.

GFG!!!!

[burn_this_city]

Even if they lose, just want Smith to have a good game with zero softies.

[Redliner]

Go Flams

[442scotty]

As long as Smith is playing I’m expecting a loss. He was never a great goalie and now he’s over the hill. I think the players have Smith on a short leash mentally and it’s affecting their play. 5-2 leafs.