Open Thread: Split Squad GDT - Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Ottawa Senators

An open thread to discuss a pair of games between the Ottawa Senators and the Toronto Maple Leafs.

This evening, the Sens and Leafs square off in Toronto and in Ottawa in a split squad that will hopefully go better than when the Senators try this with the Islanders.

Senators at Leafs, 7:30 pm, RDS, TSN5 (Ottawa region)
Leafs at Senators, 7:30 pm, TSN4 (Toronto region)
Line-up notes for Toronto game:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Sens lines for game in Toronto: Michalek Zibanejad Chiasson; Hoffman Smith Stone; Prince Pageau Kramer; Dziurzynski Dzingle Condra</p>&mdash; Brent Wallace (@tsn_wally) <a href="https://twitter.com/tsn_wally/status/514780658338893825">September 24, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Dpairs for Sens <a href="https://twitter.com/tor">@tor</a>: Cowen Ceci; Phillips Johnson; Weircioch A.Grant and goalies: Lehner, Hammond</p>&mdash; Brent Wallace (@tsn_wally) <a href="https://twitter.com/tsn_wally/status/514781053341683712">September 24, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Line-up notes for game Ottawa game:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Sens lines in Ott: MacArthur Turris Ryan;&#10;Greening Legwand Neil; Puempel Lazar Robinson; Guptill D.Grant Mills</p>&mdash; Brent Wallace (@tsn_wally) <a href="https://twitter.com/tsn_wally/status/514795624940965888">September 24, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Dpairs in Ottawa: Karlsson Methot; Borowiecki Gryba; Claesson Mullen. Goalies: Anderson, Driedger </p>&mdash; Brent Wallace (@tsn_wally) <a href="https://twitter.com/tsn_wally/status/514800254391422976">September 24, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Craig Anderson says he will play the full game tonight in Ottawa</p>&mdash; Brent Wallace (@tsn_wally) <a href="https://twitter.com/tsn_wally/status/514807972984520706">September 24, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>MacLean says Methot will not play. Reoccurring &quot;bobo&quot;</p>&mdash; Brent Wallace (@tsn_wally) <a href="https://twitter.com/tsn_wally/status/514811302079135745">September 24, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Methot won&#39;t play. Still hurt. Sdao in for Methot. Anderson will play whole game. Lehner will play entire night in T. O.</p>&mdash; Wayne Scanlan (@HockeyScanner) <a href="https://twitter.com/HockeyScanner/status/514811484082544640">September 24, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Karlsson will now pair with Claesson and Sdao will draw into the lineup.</p>&mdash; Brent Wallace (@tsn_wally) <a href="https://twitter.com/tsn_wally/status/514811488272658432">September 24, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Leafs road team a bit of a dog&#39;s breakfast. McLaren, Orr for &quot;physicality.&quot; Morgan Rielly best regular coming to Ottawa. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/sens?src=hash">#sens</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/leafs?src=hash">#leafs</a></p>&mdash; Wayne Scanlan (@HockeyScanner) <a href="https://twitter.com/HockeyScanner/status/514786630545457153">September 24, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Leafs in action for a third straight night.</p>&mdash; Wayne Scanlan (@HockeyScanner) <a href="https://twitter.com/HockeyScanner/status/514786966593077249">September 24, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Colton Orr cracks top 6. <a href="http://t.co/rsMAvjdT9c">pic.twitter.com/rsMAvjdT9c</a></p>&mdash; Wayne Scanlan (@HockeyScanner) <a href="https://twitter.com/HockeyScanner/status/514807883905519616">September 24, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Misc.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Maclean says <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sens?src=hash">#Sens</a> to get down to 6 lines &amp; 10 D tomorrow. A quick look at the depth chart suggests only 1 F &amp; 1 D spot not spoken for.</p>&mdash; Steve Lloyd (@TSNSteveLloyd) <a href="https://twitter.com/TSNSteveLloyd/status/514814041580396544">September 24, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>MacLean says Cody Ceci has been one of his best defencemen so far. If he keeps that up &#39;he&#39;s not going anywhere&#39; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cbcott?src=hash">#cbcott</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sens?src=hash">#Sens</a></p>&mdash; Dan Séguin (@SeguinSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeguinSports/status/514813128958541824">September 24, 2014</a></blockquote>
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