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Toronto Maple Leafs Unveil Underwhelming Game 2 Lineup Following Anthony Stolarz Debacle
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Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube could have gone into left field with his lineup against the Florida Panthers in Game 2 but unfortunately, that's not happening.
After Sam Bennett injured Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz on Monday, fans were hoping for some sort of retribution.
In Game 1, the team was focused on winning, but in Game 2, some fans have been hoping for the Leafs to goon it up. After all, Ryan Reaves is an option for the lineup.
Today at morning skate, it was revealed that Stolarz would not be dressing for tonight's game. Moreover, we got to see what the lineup will be.
Toronto Maple Leafs lineup Game 2
As it turns out, Craig Berube isn't making any changes. Instead, the defensive pairings and the forward lines are exactly the same as they've always been.
Perhaps the only change here is Pontus Holmberg going to the right win of the fourth line while Max Domi goes back to playing center.
Other than that, there is no indication the Maple Leafs want to take any real action against Bennett. Instead, they are going to be all business in this one.
Knies - Matthews - Marner
Pacioretty - Tavares - Nylander
Lorentz - Laughton - Jarnkrok
McMann - Domi - Holmberg
Robertson, Kampf
McCabe - Tanev
Rielly - Carlo
Benoit - Ekman-Larsson
Mermis - Myers
Woll starts
Murray
Hildeby
Pacioretty - Tavares - Nylander
Lorentz - Laughton - Jarnkrok
McMann - Domi - Holmberg
Robertson, Kampf
McCabe - Tanev
Rielly - Carlo
Benoit - Ekman-Larsson
Mermis - Myers
Woll starts
Murray
Hildeby
While some might see this as a bit of weak move, others are going to praise it as the right thing to do.
After all, the goal in the playoffs is to win games and not injure opposing players. Maybe someone should have told Sam Bennett that in Game 1.
Either way, tonight should be a very interesting game and we cannot wait to watch it all go down at 7 PM EST.
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| YES | 390 | 88.4 % |
| NO | 51 | 11.6 % |
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