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Think I agree with all 5 of Anthony's "5 Things I'd Do" this week:
1) Keep Matthews and Marner split up for now. M&M have proven that they can absolutely dominate together when they're both at playing their A games. Neither have really done that so far this season, and an argument can be made that even if they were it's better for the team to try and get both top lines going which hasn't happened in a pretty long time.
2) Play Liljegren on the powerplay. He might be the best one-timer/shot threat option on PP2. As noted, Sandin can still play on the point while Liljegren lines up on one of the flanks. 2 defencemen on PP2 also makes sense since they usually go on closer to when powerplays end so it avoids having to rush and get a 2nd defencemen out. The Leafs actually did do this for a little bit last season as well.
3) Jarnkrok for 3C. He's only played at centre in 1 game this season, and while he might not have had his best game it's still kinda wild that they're going to give an AHLer in Holmberg more shots in that spot than Jarnkrok (Holmberg lined up at 3C again at practice today). If they genuinely don't trust any of Kerfoot/Jarnkrok/Engvall at 3C then that was a massive blunder in the offseason to not bring in a real one.
4) The 3rd line in generally has probably been one of the biggest problems with the team so far (maybe 2nd to Matthews and Marner not exactly dominating like they did last season). It feels like they've tried like a dozen different trios there and none have clicked. I still think something like Robertson-Jarnkrok/Kerfoot-Malgin, with Engvall back down on the Kampf line, is one that hasn't been attempted at all but has some potential.
5) The defence, even without Muzzin, has potential. Splitting Rielly-Brodie-Giordano on each pair gives them a solid base to work around. I wouldn't rush out to acquire someone else just yet.
