Potential NEW Leafs Line up:

[Marshy]

PLAYOFFS
Bunting Matty Mitch
JT ROR Kerfoot
Jarnkrok Lafferty Willy
Kerfoot Kampf Reese
Extra Knies

McCabe Brodie
Rielly Lily
Gio Schenn
Extra Holl

Murray

Two Kerfoots are better than one

 

[kevsh]

There's an "Extra Holl" as well!

 

[X66]

Why do so many put the second best sniper on the third line. Is this common practice in NHL?

Would I put Nylander on the 3rd line on this team? Probably not, but it has worked in the past.

Kessel on the Pens.

I know Sharp didn't always play on the top 6 for the Hawks.

I also believe Toffoli played on the 3rd line in that 2nd cup win for the Kings.

 

[Sypher04]

Why do so many put the second best sniper on the third line. Is this common practice in NHL?

As long as the line plays a lot, which they would, how would it be a bad thing? Nylander has looked terrific all year. It might be time to ride this “3rd line” experiment for the stretch run and see if he’s capable of driving his own line. If he is, and all indications are he likely can, then you have Matthews/Marner/Tavares/O’Reilly split in pairs between 1 and 2, and Nylander to spread the offense around. May not be the way we go, but it’s not the worst idea at all.

The third line has to be a factor this year. So someone out of the 5 is going there, and I like nylander in some ways as an offensive catalyst there over ROR or JT.

 

[JT AM da real deal]

Two Kerfoots are better than one

oh yeah accari on 4th line for sure

 

[TMLAM34]

How crazy am I on a scale from 1-10?

Bunting-Matthews-Marner
Jarnkrok-O'Reilly-Nylander
Knies-Tavares-Kerfoot
Kampf-Accari-Laf

Just want to see a couple of regular season games with this look.

Similar to what I was thinking, only difference would be swapping Marner with Nylander. Having O’Reilly and Marner together defensively can easily go up against any line of Tampas and then we still have our main shutdown line available.

 

[Captain Crunch]

He;s been a scrub his whole career.

He'll be the most hated Leaf the second Holl is off the team and fans need someone else to blame everything on.

Come back when you have some actual facts to back up what you’re saying. But that means I probably won’t be hearing from you again.

 

[notDatsyuk]

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

Keefe will load up on icing/ozone draws

Why put your second-best player on the third line, and a player with absolutely no NHL experience on the second?

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

makes more sense.

 

[Maple Leaf]

Because I am rolling three lines back to back

 

[sxvnert]

Tavares Matthews Marner
Bunting O'Reilly Nylander
Knies Lafferty Acciari
Kerfoot Kampf Jarnkrok

McCabe Brodie
Gio Lili
Rielly Schenn/Holl

 

[Face Of Bear]

Come back when you have some actual facts to back up what you’re saying. But that means I probably won’t be hearing from you again.

His career speaks for itself. Bottom pair Dman on garbage teams. Dubas was desperate and paid a kings ransom.

 

[Thornbury]

Why put your second-best player on the third line, and a player with absolutely no NHL experience on the second?

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

makes more sense.

I'd flip Tavares and Lafferty. Like what I've seen of Lafferty in the middle.

His career speaks for itself. Bottom pair Dman on garbage teams. Dubas was desperate and paid a kings ransom.

I assume you've watched him in his first games with us - what's your take? His being a plus on the sorry Hawks this year seems rather extraordinary. Oh, and he was the guy who jumped in to take on Myers after that brutal hit on Tavares. Not sure how that shows up on the stat sheet.

 

[notDatsyuk]

I'd flip Tavares and Lafferty. Like what I've seen of Lafferty in the middle.

Agreed. I liked what I saw of Lafferty, and I think JT is better suited to the wing now.

I was just flipping the middle lines the other poster had used.

I could also see:

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

 

[thusk]

If knies go until frozen four final, leafs would have at best 3 game to evaluate knies if they didn't give up any rest to knies...

Most knies get succes with his team in NCAA and less his chance to play in toronto this season is low

 

[TheGroceryStick]

Knies - ROR - Nylander

Would be unreal to watch

 

[ULF_55]

How crazy am I on a scale from 1-10?

Bunting-Matthews-Marner
Jarnkrok-O'Reilly-Nylander
Knies-Tavares-Kerfoot
Kampf-Accari-Laf

Just want to see a couple of regular season games with this look.

Just not sure about the speed of O'Reilly with Jarnkrok and Nylander.

But worth looking at it.

 

[meefer]

I could get onside with a lot of these line-ups.

Having options is fun.

 

[notDatsyuk]

I could get onside with a lot of these line-ups.

Having options is fun.

Better than the options a few years ago, when the big decision was which of the three third lines started.

 

[ZEBROA]

As long as the line plays a lot, which they would, how would it be a bad thing? Nylander has looked terrific all year. It might be time to ride this “3rd line” experiment for the stretch run and see if he’s capable of driving his own line. If he is, and all indications are he likely can, then you have Matthews/Marner/Tavares/O’Reilly split in pairs between 1 and 2, and Nylander to spread the offense around. May not be the way we go, but it’s not the worst idea at all.

The third line has to be a factor this year. So someone out of the 5 is going there, and I like nylander in some ways as an offensive catalyst there over ROR or JT.

I think Nylander should have top line minutes. If he can have that on third line then why not.

 

[Phion Keneuf]

Bunting-Matthews-Marner
Tavares-O’Reilly-Kerfoot
Jarnkrok-Lafferty-Nylander
Knies-Kampf-Acciari

4 really solid lines

 

[notDatsyuk]

I think Nylander should have top line minutes. If he can have that on third line then why not.

Using just about any of those proposed line combinations, and giving ice time based on how well the lines are doing in that game, you could easily see that.

 

[Captain Crunch]

His career speaks for itself. Bottom pair Dman on garbage teams. Dubas was desperate and paid a kings ransom.

His play since we acquired him speaks for itself. Solid, steady, willing to stand up for his teammates. It’s not the first time a player on a bottom dweller with not great numbers has gone to a playoff team and played well, and it surely won’t be the last time.
It will be interesting to see if you dare show your face once the playoffs have started. But of course you have already made your mind up. Nothing short of the Leafs winning the Cup and McCabe winning the Conn Smythe, and you probably still would have the same opinion. smh!!!

 

[ACC1224]

Come back when you have some actual facts to back up what you’re saying. But that means I probably won’t be hearing from you again.

Fun fact. McCabe has never lost a playoff game.

So far I think he's an absolute beauty and the trade seems like a steal.

 

[Captain Crunch]

Fun fact. McCabe has never lost a playoff game.

So far I think he's an absolute beauty and the trade seems like a steal.

And we all know there’s always a 1st time!!! GLG!

 

[thusk]

His career speaks for itself. Bottom pair Dman on garbage teams. Dubas was desperate and paid a kings ransom.

Do you remembered Ron Hainsey, a guy who didn't look partucularly good his entire carreer because he was playing in trash team until hes been traded to pittsburgh and by miracle became a really solid defensive shutdown top 4 dman...

Sometime just playing in the right spot changing everything.