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I agree with your lines. I think that gives us the best balance and we get that line checking line back Hyman on the 3rd line will give them some jump.CarltonTheBear said:L K said:Can8899 said:Heroic Shrimp said:So who's drawing in to replace Tavares for now? Even in the absence of much of an injury report, he's clearly going to be unavailable for some time.
It's gotta be Galchenyuk right? Not to play center but in the lineup.
Kerfoot moves up to the second line or the bottom 9 of the line-up goes in the blender.
I think so. At the end of the day the Leafs scored 1 goal. Adam Brooks had his little hot streak but he's really not an offense driver.
I think Gally comes in for sure. And then one or both of Engvall or Brooks could come in for Thornton/Simmonds/Nash.
I've been saying for awhile now that Thornton and Simmonds were both close to coming out of the line-up, and they needed those Winnipeg-like games early to stay in. They didn't do that last night, although how much of that is because of what they had to witness and where their mental state was could be up for debate.
As for Nash, I've always supported the Leafs playing him despite being a no offence-all defence player. But that was when we had two 1C's playing in front of him to carry the offence. We might need someone else (Engvall) in that spot now.
I'd personally do:
Foligno-Matthews-Marner
Galchenyuk-Kerfoot-Nylander
Mikheyev-Engvall-Hyman
Thornton-Spezza-Simmonds
CarltonTheBear said:https://twitter.com/LeafsPR/status/1395752327827623944
L K said:Man if only this took place 1 years ago. Watching Bob Cole call this series would have been awesome
L K said:I'm willing to give Wayne/Thornton a second game without a horrific injury early in the 1st period but at the same time "Wayne Train" had 1 hit in 12 minutes of ice time. Nylander threw more hits than him. Dude, you have 3 points in 20 games and no points in your last 10. He's the first guy coming out of the lineup for me.
RedLeaf said:Arn said:Bullfrog said:I'm very happy to see Bogosian back. He's really won me over.
I feel a bit bad for guys who've been with the team all year, but having guys like Foligno and Nash mixed in with our stars is a great combo.
I think back to what was my first real season following the Leafs and the playoff run to the conference final where Sundin was out for chunks and other ?top? players missed time and the depth guys or grinders like Roberts and McAuley came through massively with big goals.
That?s what the likes of Galchenyuk and Engvall etc need to be ready for as their opportunity and role and if we get that.......
Completely forgotten about that great run.
herman said:https://twitter.com/lukefoxjukebox/status/1395781233792126981
CarltonTheBear said:Heroic Shrimp said:https://twitter.com/sunhornby/status/1395570073151188992
Sort of sound reasoning, in a weird way.
Simmonds should have come out to handle that. We need Foligno on the ice.
herman said:https://twitter.com/265Kilometres/status/1395817413485252610
This got overshadowed by the Corey Perryness of it all, but this is pretty much what I was feeling after I got the thumbs up from Tavares.
Bill_Berg said:herman said:https://twitter.com/265Kilometres/status/1395817413485252610
This got overshadowed by the Corey Perryness of it all, but this is pretty much what I was feeling after I got the thumbs up from Tavares.
Yeah the whole built for the playoffs, finish your checks, grind them down, we can't match the talent so we need to take away space, etc... All feels like the same thing. We're going to be extra violent because we can and if you get hurt, oh well.