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[YzerFan19]

The Red Wings head to Toronto with a three-game winning streak on the line but with the Maple Leafs having only two wins on the season it's hard not to look at the pregame ceremony as the more important event tonight.

As part of the annual Hall of Fame Game, the Class of 2009 will be honored prior to tonight's matchup. Three former Red Wings are included in the class, headlined by longtime captain Steve Yzerman.

Brett Hull and Luc Robitaille round out the Detroit contingent while former New York Ranger Brian Leetch and New Jersey Devils GM Lou Lamoriello will also be honored.

The ceremony will be televised by both FSD and the CBC and is expected to push the game's start time back to 7:28.

The Wings will honor Yzerman at their first home game after Monday's Hall of Fame induction ceremony, next Thursday against the Vancouver Canucks.

In actual game news, Detroit will be without Patrick Eaves, who is nursing a sore foot. He suffered the injury while blocking a shot in Thursday's win over San Jose.

Brad May will return to the lineup to replace Eaves. May will play on the fourth line with Justin Abdelkader and Kirk Maltby while Ville Leino moves up to the third line to take Eaves' spot alongside Kris Draper and Darren Helm.

No other lineup changes are expected. Chris Osgood will start in goal.

[YzerFan19]

Coolest thing about bringing out all the old-timers in the ceremony, with Lanny MacDonald you get a Colorado Rockies reference.

Okay, not coolest, just fun.

[YzerFan19]

I should add that, yes, I'm rocking an Yzerman jersey in his honor tonight.

[YzerFan19]

Biggest ovation of the night for Stevie. Damn straight.

[Stormo]

Coolest thing about bringing out all the old-timers in the ceremony, with Lanny MacDonald you get a Colorado Rockies reference.

Okay, not coolest, just fun.

You better believe a Rockies reference is cool

[YzerFan19]

Almost ruined a pretty solid start if it weren't for a goal post there.

[YzerFan19]

Will our defensemen stop falling down? That's two in a row now.

[Britishwingsfan]

f*ck's sake. A couple of minutes or so of complete dominance by the Wings then the Leafs go down the other end and score.

[YzerFan19]

Big kill on a cheap call.

[Britishwingsfan]

f*cking great end to the f*cking period. Urgh.

[YzerFan19]

Top defensive pair and there's still two Leafs in behind them. Jesus.

[Britishwingsfan]

This is taking the p*ss. The Leafs are taking just about all their chances, the Wings the complete opposite.

[Mathieu_Datsyuk132351]

Just turned the game on to watch them score. What's going on here!??!?

[YzerFan19]

Fantastic, Wings are getting their asses kicked and now Williams is hurt.

[Britishwingsfan]

This is serious for Williams. Looks like it's his knee.

[YzerFan19]

Yeah, that's bad. He's done for awhile. God, this season is brutal.

[YzerFan19]

Mickey: "Still no word on Jason Williams..."

f*cked. That's what the word is.

[Britishwingsfan]

On CBC they say he's going for x-rays. In my experience of knee injuries, that's usually just a precation, as there's not much else they can do while there's swelling on the knee.

[YzerFan19]

At least the Wings kick ass in the third period?

[Britishwingsfan]

Finally! Cleary!