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[Masters] Lines at Leafs practice

  • October 6, 2023


[Masters] Lines at Leafs practice

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  1. Lines at Leafs practice

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    Bertuzzi-Matthews-Marner

    Domi-Tavares-Nylander

    Knies/Robertson-Holmberg-Jarnkrok

    Gregor-Kampf-Reaves/Lafferty

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    Rielly-Brodie

    McCabe-Klingberg

    Giordano-Liljegren

    Benoit-Kokkonen

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    Samsonov

    Woll

  3. If they start Willy with JT im going to be extremely disappointed and uninterested in the first half of the season.

    All these new players and options and back to the same shit.

  5. Willy on JT’s wing is kinda how I figured it would end up. Not that Willy didn’t play well at C this pre-season, but I didn’t expect that big of a change. Kinda disappointed, I liked the threat it turned the top 9 into but oh well. It’s a long season, maybe one day

  6. Benoit looked a step behind last night in-person. Suppose he will fit in more as injury replacement

  7. Willy back on the wing here COULD indicate they are leaning towards Minten making the team on opening night and taking that 3rd center spot.

    I don’t think Holmberg has centred the 3rd line much at all in camp unless I’m mistaken.

  8. With the way Lily’s been playing, why can’t we see more McCabe – Lily?? Then shelter Klingberg on 3rd pair with Gio.

  9. I think Lafferty should be VERY worried with the cap situation. I also think Holmberg and Jarnkrok could be on the bubble with the way Knies, Minten and Gregor have been playing. If Robertson plays well against the more talented Red Wings group, that’s just one more in the mix.

  10. We are a team that just wastes so much potential ….

    WHY are we continuing to staple Marner to Mathews wing. This completely defeats the purpose of paying Marner 11m and has two of our best defensive forwards on the same line.

    WHY do we continue to surround JT with players that don’t fit his play style. He needs at LEAST one winger to play the cycle with and work the puck off the boards and down low. He plays best in tight. Knies – JT – Lafferty were probably our best line all pre season.

  11. Nylander on wing already (with JT at that)? If they are soooo adamant on having a skilled 3rd line, why not try: Robertson – Domi – Jarnkrok as a 3rd line (stick Knies on the 2nd line LW). I know Domi is not great at center, but he is not that bad either, with Montreal he had his best points season mainly at center.

  12. What I wish Keefe looked at linewise in preseason is something like:

    Domi-Matthews-Tavares
    Bertuzzi-Nylander-Marner

    One “heavy” style player on each (JT, Bert), one pass first (Domi, Marner), primary triggerman (Matthews, Nylander), and one defensively responsible guy (Matthews, Marner) on each. Still loaded top 6, but maybe just a different look chemistry wise

  14. Its Willy’s time to run the second line imo. Let JT keep his legs for playoffs and run a third line of Knies-JT-Laff/Similar

    And then give JT extra time standing in front of the net on the PP. I think Knies needs to play with JT, their value is just so much higher together and I don’t want to throw Knies into first line minutes and matchups right out of the gate. I want him getting about 15 mins of ice rather than the 18+ he’d be asked to play with a JT-Willy second line or even flanking Matthews on line 1.

    Domi/Tuzzi – Matthews – Marner/Jarn

    Domi/Tuzzi – Nylander – Jarn/Marner

    Knies – JT – Lafferty

    Whoever

  15. They need to leave Willy at C if they’re in any way serious about it. Him flip flopping isn’t doing him any good.

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