Vancouver Canucks at Toronto Maple Leafs: TV, Radio, News, Predictions
The Vancouver Canucks remain positive about their play, despite losing their last seven. Can they turn things around against the Toronto Maple Leafs?
Only a few short hours remain before the Vancouver Canucks take on the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The Canucks have only managed two goals in their last four games — both came in the loss versus the Washington Capitals. Even so, Daniel Sedin and his teammates were optimistic about their chances:
The #Canucks visit the Air Canada Centre to take on this year's 1st overall pick in the NHL draft -Auston Matthews- and the Maple Leafs. pic.twitter.com/6bRcSIMmSR
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) November 5, 2016
It’s a good sign that the team remains upbeat despite having no success. Even coach Willie Desjardins was smiling this morning, even when he was asked about being fired.
Leafs head coach Mike Babcock is also giving Vancouver some credit:
You might find this hard to believe — I didn’y know they lost seven straight. What I do know is that they had 64 [shot] attempts one game and 74 the other game…Sometimes when you don’t score evryone thinks you’re playing way worse than you are.
So, the good news is that everyone, including the opponent, seems to believe in the Canucks. The bad news is that Babcock has not been lulled into complacency by Vancouver’s scoring woes.
The Maple Leafs, meanwhile, are not having trouble finding the back of the net. While they are only 14th in the NHL in goals-for, they will get a chance against a thin defense corps. The Canucks’ top defensive pair of Alexander Edler and Chris Tanev are both out with injuries.
Here are your last-minute need-to-knows:
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Vancouver Canucks at Toronto Maple Leafs – 4:00 PM PT
Air Canada Centre — Toronto, ON
TV: CBC
Radio: TSN1040
Online Streaming: Rogers GameCentre LIVE (Free Game of the Week), NHL.TV
Canucks Record: 4-6-1 (6th in Pacific Division, 26th in NHL)
Maple Leafs Record: 8-0-1 (7th in Atlantic Division, 19th in NHL)
Gameday Notes:
Lineup News:
#Canucks w/out top-D pair tonight vs. #Leafs. Edler & Tanev out. Stecher paired with Tryamkin, Hutton/Gudbranson, Sbisa/Larsen.
— Matthew Sekeres (@mattsekeres) November 5, 2016
No lineup change for the Leafs tonight. Leafs look for 3rd straight win. #tmltalk
— Paul Hendrick (@HennyTweets) November 5, 2016
Homecoming for Gaunce:
A date with the Leafs on Hockey Night in Canada is special for any Canadian kid, but even more so for Markham, Ontario native Brendan Gaunce.
Forward @BrendanGaunce16 will have plenty of family & friends in attendance tonight as #Canucks play in his hometown against @MapleLeafs. pic.twitter.com/BBHGE3WmB9
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) November 5, 2016
The Swedish Connection
First-year Leaf William Nylander expressed his admiration for fellow Swedes Daniel and Henrik Sedin.
Predictions
Jeff Godley:
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Janik Beichler:
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Gerald Morton:
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Watch the rebuilding Toronto Maple Leafs versus the “can’t rebuild, won’t rebuild” Vancouver Canucks. The puck drops at 7 PM Eastern / 4 PM Pacific.
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