GDT: Leafs @ Habs - HNIC - 7pm

[Rare Jewel]

One guy out so Keefe decides to go with 4 entirely new lines.

I'd have just bumped Holmberg up to Marner's spot. Maybe flipped Bertuzzi and Knies.

 

[Evilhomer]

One guy out so Keefe decides to go with 4 entirely new lines.

At the same time, now is a good time to experiment a bit with the lines. Basically, a 19 game training camp.

 

[Darcy Tucker]

I think the Bertuzzi-Matthews-Nylander line could do damage. Interesting to see how Dewar and Edmundson play as well. Glg.

 

[myleafs]

My lines with a minor shake up:

Bertuzzi - Matthews - Marner
Jarnkrok - Tavares - Nylander
Knies - Domi - McMann
Dewar - Kampf - Gregor
Holmberg - Reaves

Rielly - Lyubushkin
McCabe - Edmundson
Brodie - Liljegren
Benoit

please god dont put Tavares with Nylander

 

[stickty111]

Interesting Benoit is coming out of the lineup for Edmundson. The battle for the 5 and 6 spots could be between those 2 and Lilly. Despite Lilly's game being in a bad place right now, he's still in the mix. He still has a chance to rectify this.

 

[SprDaVE]

please god dont put Tavares with Nylander

I prefer Nylander with Tavares than with Domi. But you could get away with the same lines and just shaking up the LWers.

But Marner is day to day anyway.

 

[SprDaVE]

Interesting Benoit is coming out of the lineup for Edmundson. The battle for the 5 and 6 spots could be between those 2 and Lilly.

Benoit played well and a lot over the last couple months but showed a lot of cracks in his defensive game. He could probably use a break to re-assess anyway.

Marner is also day to day.

 

[stickty111]

 

[al secord]

It kills me too, Koala.

 

[Smif]

I find it difficult to get too interested in games against bottom-feeders at this point in the season. This is usually the time of the season when I just want to fast-forward to the playoffs.

The playoffs stress me out, I love just watching hockey so I enjoy the last few weeks of the season knowing that the stress is coming.

 

[ULF_55]

That's my expectation.

You have high expectations for this team?

Still?

 

[ACC1224]

You have high expectations for this team?

Still?

It changes day to day.

 

[Smif]

What a mess. Just turned a solid 3rd line into an absolute black hole offensively.

 

[ULF_55]

Will hurt without marner.

It is a top 10 team with marner, maybe a top 15-20 without him?

I expect they'll lose.

Brodie be continuing his Holl interpretation tonight?

 

[SprDaVE]

I do like seeing Domi on the wing again and I really like Knies playing lower in the lineup in a lesser demanding role.

If Marner is out for a few games, it would be a good time to give Robertson some good offensive minutes in a top 6 role though. I hope he gets in the lineup soon.

 

[crump]

Heavy game in bottom 6, little scoring.
Maybe Knies will take the challenge and drive a line. Holmberg and McMann need to provide a little offense.

 

[Smif]

One guy out so Keefe decides to go with 4 entirely new lines.

That lineup looks so bleak without Marner.

 

[rumman]

Will hurt without marner.

It is a top 10 team with marner, maybe a top 15-20 without him?

I expect they'll lose.

Brodie be continuing his Holl interpretation tonight?

So Brodie plays and Benoit sits, sounds like incompetence is being rewarded and the player that shows the most heart game in game out is being punished, way to motivate the D Keefe…….

 

[robertmac43]

Hopefully the flu is done doing it's number on this team

 

[Aashir]

No Marner shouldn’t change this being a win

Preferably an easy one

 

[Larcos_Unal]

My lines with a minor shake up:

Bertuzzi - Matthews - Marner
Jarnkrok - Tavares - Nylander
Knies - Domi - McMann
Dewar - Kampf - Gregor
Holmberg - Reaves

Rielly - Lyubushkin
McCabe - Edmundson
Brodie - Liljegren
Benoit

I'm down for trying Bert on line 1 now that he's showing a pulse. Knies has really struggled to produce anything and is not yet ready to face top pairings at this stage of his career.

Switch Gregor with Holmberg, give Brodie a night off and slide Benoit in...now we're cooking.

 

[Clark4Ever]

I called it earlier in the thread. It's a tough call but I would have made the same decision at this time.

 

[Clark4Ever]

That lineup looks so bleak without Marner.

I'm not a fan of putting all the lines in a blender because of Marner's absence. I would have kept lines 2 and 3 intact, give Robertson a shot in Marner's spot, and split up the ice time for the top 3 lines more evenly for one game.

 

[BTP]

One guy out so Keefe decides to go with 4 entirely new lines.

He’s the engine of the team

One day yall will recognize it lol

 

[ULF_55]

Brodie

That's the call.