Projected Maple Leafs lineup vs. the Blackhawks: Craig Berube draws a line in the sand
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The Toronto Maple Leafs need a win against the Chicago Blackhawks tonight, and head coach Craig Berube is attempting to put together a unique lineup.
Tonight is an important one for the Toronto Maple Leafs as they are looking to knock off the Chicago Blackhawks and prove that they are truly a good team.
Joseph Woll is going to be back in the lineup, but that isn't necessarily enough to make sure that this team is going to win.
Instead, Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube must remain active in putting together the best lineup possible, which can compete with rival teams.
Craig Berube sets the Maple Leafs lineup
Yesterday at practice, we got some very interesting line combinations that reveal how Berube is in the midst of thinking outside of the box.
For instance, the first line contains Matthew Knies, Auston Matthews, and William Nylander, while the second line was Nick Robertson, John Tavares, and Bobby McMann.
The third line saw Max Domi join Nicolas Roy and Dakota Joshua, all while Steven Lorentz and Scott Laughton are playing with Easton Cowan.
Knies-Matthews-Nylander
Robertson-Tavares-McMann
Joshua-Roy-Domi
Lorentz-Laughton-Cowan/Jarnkrok
Rielly-Benoit
OEL-Tanev
McCabe-Stecher
Thrun-Myers
Woll/Hildeby/Akhtyamov
Robertson-Tavares-McMann
Joshua-Roy-Domi
Lorentz-Laughton-Cowan/Jarnkrok
Rielly-Benoit
OEL-Tanev
McCabe-Stecher
Thrun-Myers
Woll/Hildeby/Akhtyamov
Matias Maccelli was absent due to illness, and he is expected to be out of the lineup yet again, as he has been out of the lineup for three whole weeks.
Calle Jarnkrok is likely to be the other healthy scratch, although this should come as a surprise to absolutely no one at this stage of the season.
Only time will tell whether or not these lines hold up, and if Berube looks like a genius for making these big changes.
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