Craig Berube makes big changes to the Maple Leafs lineup at practice
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Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube is looking to fix the team's lineup, which has certainly struggled at times throughout the season.
Craig Berube watched his team struggle its way to a 6-3 loss against the Minnesota Wild on Monday night, and no one liked what they saw.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are struggling a bit right now, and it is something that they are going to have to get over if they want to make the postseason.
With Matthew Knies injured, yet on track to return on Wednesday, Berube is being tested to make some changes, and clearly, he is up to the task.
A new Maple Leafs lineup emerges
At practice on Tuesday, there were some new lines on the ice, and it really does feel like the head coach has found a nice balance throughout the lineup.
This lineup consists of Bobby McMann, Auston Matthews, and Max Domi on the first line. Jacob Quillan joins John Tavares and Matias Maccelli on the second line.
From there, the third line is Nicolas Roy, Nick Robertson, and Easton Cowan. Lastly, we have Steven Lorentz, Scott Laughton, and Calle Jarnkrok on the fourth line.
McMann - Matthews - Domi
Maccelli - Tavares - Quillan
Cowan - Roy - Robertson
Lorentz - Laughton - Jarnkrok
Rielly - Carlo
McCabe - Ekman-Larsson
Benoit - Myers
Benning
Woll & Hildeby
Maccelli - Tavares - Quillan
Cowan - Roy - Robertson
Lorentz - Laughton - Jarnkrok
Rielly - Carlo
McCabe - Ekman-Larsson
Benoit - Myers
Benning
Woll & Hildeby
The Leafs play the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday, and then they play Mitch Marner and the Las Vegas Golden Knights on Friday.
Both of these games are must-wins. If they can't get some points, the playoffs will be that much more difficult to make.
Only time will tell whether or not the Leafs are truly up to the challenge.
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