Toronto Maple Leafs

The Islanders take to the ice tonight looking to respond after a tough lost last night to the Maple Leafs. Tonight will be the Islanders last chance to head into the All-Star break on a winning note. The Islanders and Maple Leafs also both look to keep playoff hopes alive with wins in tonight’s contest.

The Islanders are still only 9 points out of a playoff spot and after going out and laying a goose egg last night they need to play much better in tonight’s game. Capuano suggested that after last night’s game there could be some line-up changes. Those should be released later this morning but the only change I would truly like to see is the promotion of Nino Niederreitier and the demotion of Brian Rolston. In recent games we have all seen the improvement of play from Nino and he deserves more ice time and better line mates. In the case of Rolston, he just hasn’t played well recently and may need a demotion to find the fire he once had in his play. He is constantly missing the net on many great chances and is the cause of some turnovers. On a team that is struggling to find secondary scoring, mistakes from a veteran like that can’t happen.

With the Toronto Maple Leafs (23-19-5) hosting the surging New York Islanders (19-21-6) tonight in the front half of a home and home series it is crucial that at this time tomorrow the Leafs will have taken two points in regulation. The Islanders are thriving having won four of their last five games, and are planning on starting Evgeny Nabokov the reigning third star of the week in goal.

Up front the Islanders and Leafs are quite si...

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