Sharks @ Leafs - Dec. 11th, 7:00pm - TSN4

[Chris]

I just heard on the radio that Nylander on the "third" line is a big deal. Calling it a demotion and sending a message. I think that's a bad take. The "third" line is currently our scoring line and will likely continue to yield results, swapping McMann for Nylander. Sometimes I wonder how some of these sports analysts come up with this crap?

Berube saying in the media that Nylander needs to "Work your way through it ... I would say he's got to get involved more, engaged more in the game & work his way through it" is the real message. Nylander has been in float mode for a little while now. Whether shifting him "down" a line has any impact remains to be determined.

Odds are those lines don't last long tonight, unless maybe the Leafs get a big lead early.

 

[Joe S.]

Honestly sometimes I feel like Nylander may be just sticking it to Berube. Berube is always calling Nylander out yet you've got domi over there who does fuck all, is a dumpster fire defensively, and gets rewarded with first line time and not a word spoken about him.

I'd be annoyed to if I was Nylander, because at the end of the day Nylander will still be here when Berube is eventually fired.

 

[rdowdall]

Before the McMann suspension, I was thinking he should have switched Tavares and Matthews, and called it a day. Don't care which line you want to call line #1. It may have helped jump start both Matthews and Nylander.

 

[cabber24]

I would call it balanced lines; that's what I believe this DNA thing is all about. I agree that you need more than 2 lines to be competitive.

 

[dappleganger]

I think the Leafs can, and should, try to build a line around Roy and Nylander. Maybe try Cowan on the left side.

McMann - Tavares - Robertson should flashes earlier this season, see if that is sustainable. If Cowan doesn't work with Roy and Nylander find someone who does.

 

[cujo4ever]

Looking forward to seeing Macklin play tonight.

Go Leafs Go!