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is a big test of our character, determination and resili
in Here is your first Forum Fri Nov 22, 2019 1:08 pmby sakura698 • 1.245 Posts
One day after their 3-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings, and still without top defenceman Dion Phaneuf as he serves the second of his two-game suspension, the Toronto Maple Leafs will head to St. Wholesale Fake Yeezys . Louis to take on Alexander Steen and the Blues Thursday night. Cody Franson scored and Jonathan Bernier made 20 stops for the Leafs, but they still stumbled to their seventh loss in nine outings Wednesday against LA. "That was much closer to what we need," Toronto head coach Randy Carlyle. "Hey, were third in the Eastern Conference in goals scored. Its on the defensive side where our work ethic and commitment hasnt been there." Phaneuf was out of the lineup, serving the first game of his two-game suspension however, winger Joffrey Lupul returned after missing seven games in a row due to a groin strain. He has eight goals and 15 points in 22 contests before the injury. Carlyle could give James Reimer his first career start versus the Blues tonight. Bernier is 2-1-0 with a 2.99 GAA in four starts against them. The Blues meanwhile, look to secure a second straight victory on Thursday night against the struggling Leafs. The Blues had lost three of four ahead of Tuesdays 2-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets. Alexander Steen had a second-period goal and Kevin Shattenkirk put home the deciding goal while on the power play with 3:02 remaining in the game. Shattenkirks third goal of the season changed direction on the way to the net after he took a feed from Derek Roy. "Sometimes you get rewarded with a couple lucky ones and it was a great game by both teams," said Shattenkirk. Brian Elliott stopped 20 shots for the Blues, who reached the 20-win plateau by claiming their seventh victory in the last 10 outings. "Our goalie made some great saves and I think we were getting nervous when we didnt score on some opportunities, but I really like the way we fought," said Blues head coach Ken Hitchcock. Steen, a former first-round pick by Toronto in 2002, scored his first goal in five games and his 21st of the season. That is tied for second most in the NHL and three off his career high of 24 scored with the Blues in 2009-10. That season was Steens first full one in St. Louis after getting dealt by Toronto along with defenseman Carlo Colaiacovo for Lee Stempniak on Nov. 24, 2008. The 29-year-old Steen has two goals in three career games versus Toronto. Steen will look to give Elliott some more support tonight with the netminder set to get the call again. He is 5-1-1 with a 2.04 goals against average and .919 save percentage in 10 games this season, including seven starts. Elliott has allowed two goals or fewer in five of those starts. The goaltender is 3-5-1 with a 3.07 GAA in 10 previous meetings with the Leafs, who were in action last night and lost a 3-1 decision to the Los Angeles Kings. The Maple Leafs have won two straight versus the Blues, both in a shootout, following a three-game series losing streak. They notched a 3-2 win in their last trip to St. Louis on Nov. 10, 2011. Fake Yeezys For Sale . Algeria led 3-0 at halftime, but withstood a stronger South Korean second half performance to claim its first World Cup win since 1982 and move into second place in Group H with one match left to play. Defeat for South Korea means it must now beat already-qualified Belgium to stand a chance of progressing to the knockout stages. Fake Yeezy Boost 350 V3 . He made that dream a reality Wednesday night. Olt, who grew up in Branford, Connecticut, attended UConn and made a nearly 2 1-2 hour trek to Boston a handful of times to watch the Red Sox, belted a two-run homer, one of four hit by Cubs in a 16-9 rout that completed a three-game interleague series sweep. http://www.fakeyeezysforsale.com/ .com) - Patrik Elias registered the winner in the shootout as New Jersey nipped Toronto 2-1 at Prudential Center on Wednesday.Derby head coach Darren Wassall says his side are in a positive frame of mind ahead of Tuesdays play-off semi-final second leg at Hull, despite the seemingly impossible predicament they find themselves in. The Rams were beaten in the Championship play-off final two years ago but their chances of making a return trip to Wembley seem minimal after they suffered a 3-0 hammering in the home leg on Saturday.But Wassall says there is no question of his team giving up and thinks a positive start to the second leg, which will be shown live on Sky Sports 2 from 7.30pm on Tuesday, will get them right back into the tie. We vowed on Saturday that we would re-group, stick together and put in a performance on Tuesday night, said the Derby boss.We are heading up to the KC Stadium in a very positive frame of mind, to try and turn this around.We need to start well and we know that we need to make history tomorrow in terms of turning around a three-goal margin, but we know anything is possible in football. Derby will have to overturn a 3-0 deficit after this defeat in the first leg I want the players to believe. Fake Yeezy Boost 350 V2. We have to go into the game believing we can turn it around and we need the fans to believe we can do it.I know that people have written us off and say that the tie is over already. Its down to us to prove that it isnt the case.This is a big test of our character, determination and resilience now. Saturday was a disappointment and we must respond. Tom Ince and Derby County have it all to do in the second leg Derby did the double over Hull in the regular league fixtures, winning 4-0 at home and 2-0 at the KC back in November.And Wassall added: We know the stats say that no one has ever come back in the championship play-offs from a two-goal deficit, let alone three, so we know weve got a mountain to climb. Hull Citys Curtis Davies celebrates his sides second goal at Derby on Saturday But weve beaten Hull twice this season, scored six goals against them, so weve shown what were capable of.Nobody would have given Leicester a chance at the start of the season. They have shown what is possible in football and weve worked too hard not to give it our best shot now. Also See: Hull v Derby preview Bruce demands ruthless Tigers Ollies play-off predictions Rampant Hull take charge ' ' '
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