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Forum: Armchair-GMSun. at 4:47 p.m.
Thread: Game 2 Lines
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>carter_mackenzie24</b></div><div>Jones cup run was like 8 years ago. Lily was probably the Leafs best d-man in game 1 and no Gio is not physically capable of taking on the load against Boston. With Clifford, at that point bring in Gregor because he plays a similar game but he can actually skate.</div></div>

Jones saved the Leafs season. He still is capable of providing better goaltending than what Sammy and Woll are giving right now.

Liljegren will get exposed as the series goes on and the intensity ramps up. Gio can play good if given 12-14 minutes. Last year he was exhausted. This might be his final year so he'll be extra motivated to put in a good performance every game.

And Gregor is a better option than Holmberg and Robertson but I just like the meanness and physicality that Clifford plays with. Ideally him and Reaves see the ice for 5 minutes and hit everything in sight. For this series the Leafs should roll with 3 lines and then revert back to rolling 4 lines when McMann is ready to play.
Forum: Armchair-GMSun. at 3:36 p.m.
Thread: Game 2 Lines
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Mikael_Smith</b></div><div>Our issue was people being dumb. We are not bringing up Clifford

Jones is not starting

Liljigren was not our issue

Bert-Matthews-Domi is definitely staying together

Mcmann-Tavares-Marner or Nylander instead of McMann

The rest ehhhhhh idk</div></div>

Jones is better than both Sammy and Woll right imo. That last game against Tampa was a joke, he wasn't at fault for those goals. Jones has proven in the past that he could go on a cup run.

Liljegren is too soft and weak to play against Boston. He gets crushed alongside the boards, at least Gio who is a passion merchant at this point in his career can bring experience and shot blocking to the team. Liljegren offers nothing.

Clifford is a guy who can match the physicality of Boston's bottom six better than Robertson, Gregor, and Holmberg can. If McMann was healthy he would obviously go in.

And I like JT better as a 3C, which means bumping Domi down to 2C. JT has to be given sheltered minutes, not a top six role. He was at his best this year on the 3rd line.
Forum: Armchair-GMThu. at 8:38 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 18 at 2:47 p.m.
Thread: Final Game 1 Card
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Leafsfan98</b></div><div>🤦‍♂️

What's the point of knowing Bert-Matthews-Domi works, to then not use them together...

Bert-Matthews-Domi
McMann-JT-Willy
Knies-Holmberg-Marner
Dewar-Kampf-Reaves

And why have your best defensemen on the 2nd pair?
Rielly-Libby
Eddy-Lilly
Benoit-McCabe

Are you trying to sabotage them?</div></div>

Putting either Marner or Nylander on the 3rd line won't get the best out of them. They have to be in the top six. I don't like Matthews with Marner, so Nylander goes to the 1st line. Ideally Domi plays center on the second or third line but he isn't capable of that, so he goes to the wing. Also, Keefe can always go back to the Bert-Matthews-Domi line if the team needs a goal desperately. That's their best line, but the point is to create the best line up, not just one elite line.

As for the defense, it's about playing the best pair, not best defenceman. Lyubushkin is a 7th D, do you really want him playing 20 minutes against the toughest competition? The guy can't make a pass. Benoit and McCabe has been their best pair so they should get most of the tough matchups. Rielly and Lyubushkin should be given sheltered minutes.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 17 at 12:42 a.m.