Quoting: BCAPP
Actually I've been saying this since the preseason. I think kerfoot and engvall make sense as described. I had Ritchie and Bunting opposite before. But I think it makes sense now.
The 4th line has been Toronto's most consistent line, why break that up? If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Nylander and Tavares have had plenty of chemistry over the years and Bunting has fit in perfect beside them, nothing guarantees Bunting has that success beside Matthews and Marner. Again, something that's not broke so don't fix it.
The checking line has been doing its job and each player compliments each other well. Could be changed up a bit, but doesn't need to be looked at as a concern.
Ritchie is the same type of player that Hyman was - both aren't great skaters but they're there to dig the puck out of the corners. Yes Ritchie is frustratingly inconsistent, but he earned that role out of camp for now. 6 games into the season is a pretty small sample size when so far he's been exactly what you should have expected.
I'm not saying that Toronto should be opposed to a change, personally I think they should just swap Marner and Nylander and leave the rest as is. Nylander would be a better compliment on the top line cause he's more of a shooting threat than Marner is but he can still find Matthews with a pass if needed so it opens up more ice for both of Nylander and Matthews. While Marner had his best season alongside Tavares so reunite them and see if it gets him going.
But again, the lines shouldn't be messed with too much just to get 1 line going. You risk messing with chemistry too much by doing that and that could hurt you more long term than you realize.