Scouting the Maple Leafs

This is the only meeting of the season between the Kings and the Toronto Maple Leafs, and it’s the Kings’ first game in Canada this season. After this morning’s skate, Toronto coach Ron Wilson held what had to be the shortest press conference in history — less than two minutes — in which he faced only a couple questions about moving Tim Connolly to the first line and Tyler Bozak to the third ine, and David Stecke’s continued illness. The Maple Leafs will go back to James Reimer in goal, after Jonas Gustavsson allowed five goals in a loss to Vancouver on Saturday. For the latest on the Maple Leafs, check out coverage from the Toronto Star and the Globe and Mail, including good pieces from both papers on the Kings’ struggles…

Toronto Star’s Maple Leafs page

Connolly promoted to Leafs’ top line (Globe and Mail)

Too early to crown Kings as contender (Toronto Star)

LA Kings nearing rock bottom

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KINGS LINEUP
Gagne-Kopitar-Brown
Penner-Stoll-Williams
Clifford-Loktionov-Lewis
Richardson-Fraser-Westgarth

Scuderi-Doughty
Mitchell-Johnson
Drewiske-Greene

Quick
Bernier

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MAPLE LEAFS LINEUP
Joffrey Lupul-Tim Connolly-Phil Kessel
Clarke MacArthur-Mikhail Grabovski-Nikolai Kulemin
Matt Frattin-Tyler Bozak-Colby Armstrong
Jay Rosehill-Phillipe Dupuis-Joey Crabb

Cody Franson-John-Michael Liles
Carl Gunnarsson-Dion Phaneuf
Luke Schenn-Jake Gardiner

James Reimer
Jonas Gustavsson