Maple Leafs @ Kraken | THU FEB 06 @ 10pm | TSN4

[Fogelhund]

If Marner is out, I would have attempted to call up Steeves, and put him in a top six position, just to see if he can play with better guys at the NHL level. He deserves a shot, and if it's not going to be here, it's going to be elsewhere next year. 25 goals, 15 assists in 34 games at the AHL level... what more does a guy need to do?

Noting, he's at the AHL All Star game... so maybe not now.. but he deserves a legitimate shot.

 

[bax]

I'm probably in the minority but I love the late start times

I'm with you!

 

[LeafalCrusader]

I'm probably in the minority but I love the late start times

I enjoy the 730 and 800 start times. Works for me in the Central time zone.

 

[Jacquestrapless]

 

[Suntouchable13]

This is good, I like this! A matchup nightmare for teams. Do they try to shutdown Matthews/Knies or JT/Marner/ Willy? I like this a lot. Let’s stick with this for a while.

 

[ACC1224]

Interesting combination

 

[ToneDog]

Is Marner out again? Notice how good Matthews looked driving the play without Marner

Everytime I suggest to break them up people here argue for keeping them together

PP also looked sharper and faster without him hanging onto the puck. Unlike when he encounters traffic and treats the puck like a hand grenade.

 

[ULF_55]

10pm is crazy late

Looks like I’m sleeping at 3am lool

8 PM is okay, probably record it and watch the Canucks live.
I'll watch the Leafs game depending on outcome.

 

[ToneDog]

This is good, I like this! A matchup nightmare for teams. Do they try to shutdown Matthews/Knies or JT/Marner/ Willy? I like this a lot. Let’s stick with this for a while.

True but you are playing with two 5th lines. Why not use 16 or 88 to drive the 3rd line? Good Luck with that strategy in the playoffs IMO.

 

[Anthrax442]

I hate it. They'll get 1 period of my attention, then I'm knocking out haha. I'll watch the extended recap in the morning

TBH I pass out during the 7 pm games sometimes too

 

[ToneDog]

10pm is crazy late

Looks like I’m sleeping at 3am lool

Look at the bright side, you might not need to take your melatonin to get to sleep.

 

[Suntouchable13]

True but you are playing with two 5th lines. Why not use 16 or 88 to drive the 3rd line? Good Luck with that strategy in the playoffs IMO.

True, but that's an improvement on what we saw earlier. Maybe they will experiment some more in the next 29 games they have left?

 

[francis246]

That second line has the potential to be deadly. Nylander might score 4 tonight lol. He will have a full green light to escape the zone for breakaways for sure hahaha.

 

[Fogelhund]

I'm looking forward to seeing this new player, Homberg.

Stolarz starting... let's go.

 

[TheDoldrums]

True but you are playing with two 5th lines. Why not use 16 or 88 to drive the 3rd line? Good Luck with that strategy in the playoffs IMO.

watch your tongue, no line with Bobby McMann is a 5th line

 

[Rare Jewel]

Wow... those top two lines...

Hopefully, they stick to them for a while.

 

[ToneDog]

watch your tongue, no line with Bobby McMann is a 5th line

LOL. Love him but he's definitely paddling upstream with those two linemates.

I prefer McMann Holmberg Marner/Nylander and Robertson Tavares Nylander/Marner

 

[francis246]

True but you are playing with two 5th lines. Why not use 16 or 88 to drive the 3rd line? Good Luck with that strategy in the playoffs IMO.

If they pick up another center, I like this line up. Bobby McMann is good enough to drive his own line. If he’s got a clean shot on a goalie it’s probably going in.

 

[ToneDog]

I'm looking forward to seeing this new player, Homberg.

Stolarz starting... let's go.

He can't be any worse than Holmberg.

 

[ACC1224]

That second line has the potential to be deadly. Nylander might score 4 tonight lol. He will have a full green light to escape the zone for breakaways for sure hahaha.

Why is tonight any different?

 

[ToneDog]

If they pick up another center, I like this line up. Bobby McMann is good enough to drive his own line. If he’s got a clean shot on a goalie it’s probably going in.

I'm starting to think they will trade for Laughton. Domi needs to produce or they will move him back down.

 

[Moncherry]

This team desperately needs to find a better #3C than Holmberg. I wouldn't even want him to be the #4C.

 

[ToneDog]

Listening to Kyper talking about Willie playing for Sweden. Looking forward to seeing which Willie shows up and for which games.

 

[Skullz]

Interesting lines. I like keeping Domi with Matthews. I think we could construct our lines with 3 combo: Matthews + Domi, Tavares + Marner, and Nylander + McMann. Get a center for 88 and McMann, and that's a great 3rd line.

 

[Sypher04]

Interesting lines. I like keeping Domi with Matthews. I think we could construct our lines with 3 combo: Matthews + Domi, Tavares + Marner, and Nylander + McMann. Get a center for 88 and McMann, and that's a great 3rd line.

I actually have zero issue with loading up line two like this IF the plan is to upgrade the third line behind them at the deadline. All for it actually.

We need three effective lines. I don’t really care how we get there