Ducks @ Maple Leafs PREGAME: The First Step To Reclaiming A Playoff Position

Game #54

Monday, February 5th, 1600hrs PST

Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Canada

TV: TSN4, PRIME

Radio: AM 830

Wouldn’t it be a fun story if John Gibson was healthy and ready to go tonight? And Frederik Andersen was playing in net for the Maple Leafs. We could take this game and create a narrative for each respective player’s career, deciding who won the trade on the result of this game alone. But that would be crazy. So let us look at some other things.

Both teams are coming into this game off the back of bad losses two nights ago. The Leafs, after winning four on the trot and with back to back shutouts, proceeded to get absolutely thumped by the Boston Bruins. An “artists” impression of the game…