Potential NEW Leafs Line up:

[GoLeafsGo96]

what do you think the percentage is of Knies playing for us this season?

1 regular season game? Very high.

In the playoffs? Low chance. I can see a world where he does, but i'm not sure he's even the first man in with injury over McMann/Holmberg - we'll see.

 

[LeafalCrusader]

Bunting Matthews Nylander
Jarnkrok Tavares Marner
McMann/Knies ROR Kerfoot
Lafferty Kampf Acciari
ZAR

Rielly Liljegren
McCabe Brodie
Gio Schenn/Holl

 

[Phion Keneuf]

what do you think the percentage is of Knies playing for us this season?

I’d say 85%. Would be surprised if he didn’t.

 

[Martin Skoula]

I’d say 85%. Would be surprised if he didn’t.

Yeah I don’t get the “what if he’s not ready!!” people, Robertson came in direct to the playoffs when he was younger than Knies and was 5’8 170 not 6’3 220.

 

[notdoneyet]

Bunting Matthews Nylander
Jarnkrok Tavares Marner
McMann/Knies ROR Kerfoot
Lafferty Kampf Acciari
ZAR

Rielly Liljegren
McCabe Brodie
Gio Schenn/Holl

Kerfoot is a black offensive hole on the third line
Not enough to beat tampa
We needed 3 scoring lines

 

[LeafalCrusader]

Kerfoot is a black offensive hole on the third line
Not enough to beat tampa
We needed 3 scoring lines

Tell that to Dubas the deadlines past and he hasn't added another top 9 forward.

 

[Zybalto]

Bunting Matthews Marner
Jarnkrok Tavares Nylander
Lafferty/Knies ROR Kerfoot
ZAR Kampf Acciari


Rielly Liljegren
McCabe Brodie
Gio Holl
Schenn

 

[Larcos_Unal]

what do you think the percentage is of Knies playing for us this season?

100% they'll give him at least one game. Not convinced he plays in the playoffs unless he wows every chance he gets

 

[Avilaj07]

Bunting-Matthews-Nylander
McMann-Tavares-Marner
Knies-O'Reilly-Jarnkrok
ZAR-Accari-Lafferty
Kerfoot

McCabe-Brodie
Rielly-Schenn
Giordano-Liljegren
Gustafsson-Holl

 

[Magic Man]

Bunting - Matthews - Nylander
Kerfoot - Tavares - Marner
Knies - ROR - Jarnkrok
Lafferty - Kampf - Acciari
ex. McMann - Holmberg - ZAR
Simmonds

Rielly - Liljegren
McCabe - Brodie
Giordano - Schenn
ex. Gustafsson - Holl
Benn - Timmins

Murray
Samsonov
ex. Woll

Holmberg is the first one in up front. Holl on D. I would start Murray in goal if you asked me today, but that could change.

 

[darrylsittler27]

Kerfoot is a black offensive hole on the third line
Not enough to beat tampa
We needed 3 scoring lines

With Knies we have 3 lines, a great number of players who can play a great 4th line. Our defense is unreal, the question is goal now.

With Knies we have 3 lines, a great number of players who can play a great 4th line. Our defense is unreal, the question is goal now.

If Knies doesnt sign now, he is crazy. Get Mathews on the phone.

 

[notDatsyuk]

Bunting-Matthews-Marner
Jarnkrok-ROR-Nylander
Kerfoot/McMann-Tavares-Lafferty
Kerfoot/McMann/ZAR-Kampf-Acciari

 

[The Masters]

 

[willmma]

Leaf Playoff Lines

Leafs
2022	2023
Kerfoot Matthews Marner Mikheyev Tavares Kase Nylander Kampf Engvall Clifford Blackwell Simmonds Rielly Lyubushkin Muzzin T.J. Brodie Giordano Liljegren Campbell Källgren	Bunting - Matthews - Marner Jankrok - Tavares - Nylander Kerfoot - O'Rielly - Lafferty Aston-Reese - Kampf - Acciari Rielly - Liljegren McCabe - Brodie Giordano - Schenn/Holl Murray Samsonov Wall!
Lightning
Palat – Stamkos – Kucherov Hagel – Point – Cirelli Killorn – Colton – Paul Maroon – Bellmare – Perry Hedman – Rutta McDonagh – Cernak Sergachev – Foote Vasilevskiy Elliot	Hagel - Point - Kucherov Stamkos - Cirelli - Killorn Colton - Paul - Jeannot Maroon - Bellemare - Perry Hedman - Bogosian Sergachev - Perbix Cole - Cernak Vasilevskiy Elliot

 

[thusk]

Yeah I don’t get the “what if he’s not ready!!” people, Robertson came in direct to the playoffs when he was younger than Knies and was 5’8 170 not 6’3 220.

It was not the same thing.... toronto had some injury and a lack of depht against columbus, so robertson find a spot... right now every body is healthy and toronto still dont have spot for holmberg...

And sorry its not the time to make try out with rookie with all those newcomers, they need time to create a chemistry together

So chance to see knies for me its maybe 10%... and nothing guarantee than he will not go back in NCAA for a last season

 

[Magic Man]

ZAR has 7 points in 58 NHL games and is a -6. He is probably the 15th forward on my depth chart.

 

[crump]

Bunting Matthews Marner
Jarnkrok Tavares Nylander
Kerfoot ROR. XXXXX
Kampf Acciari. Lafferty
ZAR

Rielly Schenn
McCabe Brodie
Gio Liljegren
Holl

XXXXX - Audition: Knives, Holmberg, McMann, Steeves, Abruzzese

 

[hotpaws]

Mike Stephens
@mikeystephens81
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Leafs added Ryan O’Reilly, Sam Lafferty, Noel Acciari, Jake McCabe, Luke Schenn, and Erik Gustafsson without sacrificing a top prospect. They also somehow recouped a 2023 first. That’s a phenomenal deadline no matter how you slice it.
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Dubie has his boys really working hard pimping him , lol .

''omg , somehow Dubas managed to recoup a 1st'' , it's like a mystery wrapped in a riddle how he acquired a 1st , lol

it's still cup or bust , if we get knocked out early or even late Leaf nation isn't going to give a damn about Dubie trading for ROR and a bunch of depth players

 

[Zybalto]

Everyone and their dog saying the Leafs were one of the big winners and its tough not to agree.

Added a ton of grit to the bottom of the lineup, a solid top 4 defensive D at a steal contract for 2 more years plus a great two-way top-six center in ROR for this run. Forward and D depth is the greatest it has ever been for this Leafs team and goaltending looks bright with Murray back to health and Woll making massive strides.

Absolute knockout of a deadline.

Did a quick search of as many "deadline winners and losers" news sites I could find and only 1 didnt list the Leafs as one of the big winners.

Now its time to find which lines/parings gel and prepare for the war ahead.

 

[Da Cool Rula]

Pretty sure Knies will be 2nd, maybe 3rd line LW.

 

[Thornbury]

Leaf Playoff Lines

[TABLE=collapse]
[TR]
[TD]Leafs[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2022[/TD]
[TD]2023[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Kerfoot Matthews Marner
Mikheyev Tavares Kase
Nylander Kampf Engvall
Clifford Blackwell Simmonds

Rielly Lyubushkin
Muzzin T.J. Brodie
Giordano Liljegren

Campbell
Källgren
[/TD]

[TD]Bunting - Matthews - Marner
Jankrok - Tavares - Nylander
Kerfoot - O'Rielly - Lafferty
Aston-Reese - Kampf - Acciari

Rielly - Liljegren
McCabe - Brodie
Giordano - Schenn/Holl

Murray
Samsonov
Wall!
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Lightning[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Palat – Stamkos – Kucherov
Hagel – Point – Cirelli
Killorn – Colton – Paul
Maroon – Bellmare – Perry

Hedman – Rutta
McDonagh – Cernak
Sergachev – Foote

Vasilevskiy
Elliot[/TD]
[TD]Hagel - Point - Kucherov
Stamkos - Cirelli - Killorn
Colton - Paul - Jeannot
Maroon - Bellemare - Perry

Hedman - Bogosian
Sergachev - Perbix
Cole - Cernak

Vasilevskiy
Elliot[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Pretty clear that only one of these teams is appreciably better than last year.

 

[TMLAM34]

Pretty clear they kept a roster spot in the lineup open for Matthew Knies. I wonder if this coaching staff sees/want him on the second or third line…

 

[leafsfan5]

Bunting - Matthews - Nylander/Marner
Jarnkork - Tavares - Nylander/Marner
Knies - ROR - Kerfoot
Accirari - Kampf - Lafferty


McCabe - Brodie
Rielly - Liljergen
Giordano - Holl/Schenn

Pretty damn good team that is legitimately deep for the first time in a while. That 4th line will be a pain to play against

 

[justashadowof]

The 2022 defense group in which Muzzin is hypothetically healthy is the better of those two defenses. But Muzzin wasn't healthy. The acquisition of McCabe and Schenn just brought the defense back near to what it's expected to be with Muzzin still able to play.

The 4th line seems more suitable although it needs these players to get familiar with the team and linemates over the next weeks. A 4th line that wasn't just cobbled together unit is much more formidable. O'Reilly as 3rd line center is a luxury not seen since Kadri as the 3rd line center. A 3rd line that is both a matchup line and a scoring threat is often a playoff difference maker.

 

[Larcos_Unal]

The 2022 defense group in which Muzzin is hypothetically healthy is the better of those two defenses. But Muzzin wasn't healthy. The acquisition of McCabe and Schenn just brought the defense back near to what it's expected to be with Muzzin still able to play.

The 4th line seems more suitable although it needs these players to get familiar with the team and linemates over the next weeks. A 4th line that wasn't just cobbled together unit is much more formidable. O'Reilly as 3rd line center is a luxury not seen since Kadri as the 3rd line center. A 3rd line that is both a matchup line and a scoring threat is often a playoff difference maker.

I like ROR at 3C, I honestly don't think he's good enough for top 6 at this point in his career...however, he'd be anchoring a great 3rd line if you give him fast defensively responsible players on his wings.

That 2nd line LW spot will need to be filled internally, hopefully Knies/McMann can grab it at some point, it's a longshot.