Line Combos: Matthews out and Brooks claimed-who's playing Center for the Maple Leafs?
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Maplebeasts
I See Demons!!!!!
Once the 3 game extended exhibition schedule is over and we start playing teams other than weak sisters Montreal and Ottawa...
Matthews
Tavares
Kerfoot
Kampf
Matthews
Tavares
Kerfoot
Kampf
The Iceman
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How will we survive for three whole games?
BodaciousBeefBazooka
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Why would it be any different if Brooks cleared and was playing for the Marlies?
Most teams look like they have ugly centre depth when down their 1C.
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They lack depth but surely they just can slot Kerfoot in with Marner and wont have to remake the entire lineup for the first game.
the horror whatever will we do? Come on, friend, name me a team that can lose its #1 and not look weaker. And having JT as our top C?…not the worst look in the league.
If Suzuki was hurt MTL would be running
Dvorak
Evan's
Brooks/paquette/drouin if they moved him over
Paquette/brooks
If Bergeron was hurt BOS would run
Coyle
Stud
Haula
Nosek
Tampa losing Point I imagine they run Stamkos at C? Not ideal for them but not sure what else they could do.
Stamkos(?)
Cirelli
Colton
Bellemare
Florida losing Barkov
Bennett
Lundell
Thornton
???
Basically - the Leafs C depth matches up well against anyone in the division frankly. They have more question marks on the wing - where if you lose one of WN/MM - the talent dropoff is obviously quite larger.
Martin Skoula
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If there was ever a time to try Nylander at C it's when he's running high on confidence and there's no existing lines being broken up by it.
BodaciousBeefBazooka
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Some fans who want Amadio and Mikheyev in the line up. Like put the bottle down already.
banks
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Once again, Kerfoot comes in handy. They kept this guy while getting rid of Kapanen and Johnsson for a reason, and we're seeing that again now. Our C depth needs a guy like Kerfoot who can sub in the top 6 wherever he's needed. Kerf is very versatile. No problem with him as the #2 center for a week or so.
Glad he's still on the team after all the trade talk and expansion. He's a valuable player.
Glad he's still on the team after all the trade talk and expansion. He's a valuable player.
Stephen
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Johnsson is a total write off and Kapanen fetched a 1st round pick and a blue chip prospect but I think hockey wise having Kap over Kerf would still be better for the Leafs.
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zeke
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Could be. He'd definitely score more than Kerf. Though he was always plagued by poor underlying numbers too.
Kappy's contract is up this year, fwiw.
Buds17
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Kerfoot's ability to play centre and the team having Marner and Nylander at RW are significant in this case though.
Stephen
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Kerfoot has been good for literally a handful of games in his Leafs career at center. The rest of the time he's shuffled around and been a decent energy player with no defined identity, so I wouldn't say having him has been significant in any way.
