Line Combos: Leafs Lines Going Into Next Season (2018-2019)

[crump]

Hyman - Matthews - Nylander
Johnsson - Tavares - Marner
Marleau - Kadri - Brown

Drooling

I'll raise your drool by putting Kapenen next to Kadri and Marleau.

 

[iBlaze81]

With what we have

Hyman - Matthews - Nylander
Marleau - Kadri - Marner
Johnsson - Alt - Brown/Kap
Martin/Levio - Goat/Lindholm - Brown/Kap
Martin/Levio (extra)

Rielly - Hainsey
Gardiner - Zaitsev
Dermott - Carrick/Borg/Rosen/Orz

Fantasy

Grundstrom - Matthews - Nylander
Johnsson - Tavares - Brown
Marleau - Kadri - Marner
Hyman - Alt - Kap
extra Martin/Levio

Rielly - Hainsey
Gardiner - Zaitsev
Dermott - Carrick/Borg/Rosen/Orz

 

[96]

I'll raise your drool by putting Kapenen next to Kadri and Marleau.

Even better

 

[Boutette]

I'll raise your drool by putting Kapenen next to Kadri and Marleau.

So you want a line with 3 goalscorers and no playmaker. Sure, that will work. Did no one learn by how well that line did when Marner was put on it?

 

[AuGsY]

marner - matthews - hyman (M and M line.... plus hyman)
marleau - tavares - brown (real gud pro line)
johnsson - nylander - kapanen (EURO SPEED FTW)
grundstrom - bargin bin c - marlie

rielly - xxxx( from kadri trade)
zaitsev - gardiner
dermott - hainsey

andy
sparks


PS. I really like Kadri's game, but his value is stupid high right now and will never be higher. And, if one of Kadri or Nylander needs to go, its Kadri.

 

[SniperOnTheWing]

Kadri is a legit shutdown C on a sweetheart contract, we'd be crazy to trade him.

 

[1specter]

what i find funny is when people slot tavares and trade out kadri, but these people don't realize that the two are actually good friends and any recruitment probably involves kadri.

there was an even an article back in January that slipped under the radar somehow where kadri pretty much flat out said that if Tavares goes to FA he will do his best to try and recruit him.

when you factor in that he's also a great player, it seems kinda dumb from a qualitative perspective that you're trading the one guy who tavares actually knows well on the team (besides matt martin who is probably gone regardless) dating back to junior and being from the same draft class and all.

 

[crump]

So you want a line with 3 goalscorers and no playmaker. Sure, that will work. Did no one learn by how well that line did when Marner was put on it?

Lots of tools in the belt on that line. Besides, Marner would make Hyman look like Mike Bossy.

 

[Boutette]

Lots of tools in the belt on that line. Besides, Marner would make Hyman look like Mike Bossy.

Sure, lots of exactly the same tools. If Marner couldn't make either Marleau or Kadri look like Mike Bossy, he sure isn't going to do the same for Hyman.

 

[TMLeafs17]

Hyman - Matthews - Kapanen
Marleau - Kadri - Marner
Johnsson - Nylander - Brown
Aaltonen - Lindholm - Leivo

 

[Not My Tempo]

Hyman - Matthews - Marner
Marleau - Nylander - Brown
Johnsson - Kadri - Kapanen

Or

Hyman - Matthews - Kapanen
Marleau - Kadri - Marner
Johnsson - Nylander - Brown

 

[gabeliscious]

hyman matthews marner
marleau kadri kapanen
johnsson nylander brown
martin beagle grundstrom
leivo

rielly green
gardiner zaitsev
dermott hainsey
carrick

andersen

 

[MR4]

If we get JT

Nylander-Matthews-Kapanen
Johnsson-Tavares-Marner
Marleau-Kadri-Hyman
Leivo-Alt-Brown

Thus giving Hyman & Nylander their preferred wing sides

If no JT

Johnsson-Matthews-Marner
Grundstrom-Kadri-Hyman
Marleau-Nylander-Kapanen
//

 

[DraftGuru]

You clearly haven't watched the Marlies at all this year.

You clearly dont know what you are talking about....Aaltonen knew he wasnt NHL ready along with most others. I guess you have been watching though and figured differently....what a dummy

 

[Fogelhund]

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[Duke16]

^^ Buh bye Goat

We are in for a C replenishment.

 

[Visnovsky]

I'm gonna go with the following:

Hyman-Matthews-Nylander
Johnsson-Tavares-Brown
Marleau-Kadri-Marner
Leivo-Beagle-Kapanen

Rielly-Myers
DeHaan-Zaitsev
Dermott-Pateryn

Andersen
Sparks

Gardiner goes for Myers

 

[mapleleafs34]

I'm gonna go with the following:

Hyman-Matthews-Nylander
Johnsson-Tavares-Brown
Marleau-Kadri-Marner
Leivo-Beagle-Kapanen

If we do get Tavares, I think those 2 lines should be set in stone (or at least given the chance to stick at the start of the year). And then Tavares wingers will be 2 of Johnsson, Brown and Kapanen.

 

[lifelonghockeyfan]

Grundstrom Matthews Marner
Johnson Nylander Hyman
Marleau Kadri. Kapanen
Leivo. Not Sure. Brown
Martin. Not Sure Not Sure. Thinking Gauthier is a Leaf next year, just to see if he NHL good.

 

[Mikeyg]

lmao if you think jt is coming here to play with brown and aj you are horribly mistaken.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Tavares would be playing with either Nylander or Marner at 5v5, and both of them + Matthews on the powerplay

 

[FifthLine]

Assuming we don't get Tavares (don't wanna set myself up for disappointment)

I'd like to target some potential value free agents that would compliment the skill we have now:

Johnsson - Matthews - Hyman
Marleau - Kadri - Brown
Maroon - Nylander - Marner
Grundstrom - Sheahan - Kapanen

Rielly - Cole
Gardiner - Zaitsev
Dermott - Hainsey

Other interesting cheap options: Schaller, Comeau, Rousel

 

[Fogelhund]

This is the time we should recognize Travis Dermott, and the first season he had with the Leafs. I don't think people have come to the conclusion, how good he can be.

Dermott is a small sample size... and he hasn't had the real tough competition at this point. Having said that, his stats are kind of out of this world so far. For example, the teams SV% when he is on the ice even strength, is 95.2%... ok, only 37 games... sure. His corsi 55, relative corsi 6.4, fenwick 54.3 relative fenwick 7.2. From a stats perspective, there wasn't a better NHL D man, on those combined stats in the NHL last year. Small sample size, let's not get too excited here. He was on ice, for 29 GF, and only 13 GA. "IF" he could translate such a small sample size, to be even close over a full season, people would be talking about him, very quickly as the best defensive guy on the Leafs, and it wouldn't be close.

 

[Nylander88]

If we cant sign JT...

Hyman-Matthews-Marner
Marleau-Nylander-Brown
Johnsson-Kadri-Kapanen
Martin-Rieder/Shore/Letestu- Grundstrom

As for the D....somethings gotta give. Not sure whos moving out and whos coming in, but there is too many guys back there that "could play", but its not good enough

Rielly,Gardiner,Zaitsev, Dermott,Hainsey, Carrick (not a great top 6) Rosen, Borgman, Liljegren

 

[PuckMagi]

Marleau - Tavares - Nylander
Johnsson - Matthews - Marner
Hyman - Kadri - Brown
Leivo - Pär - Kapanen