Line Combos: Matthews out and Brooks claimed-who's playing Center for the Maple Leafs?

[ottomaddox]

Tavares line 1
Kerfoot line 2
Kampf line 3
Amadio Line 4

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[Maplebeasts]

Tavares, Kerfoot, Kampf and one of Spezza or Amadio.

 

[Marshy]

Once the 3 game extended exhibition schedule is over and we start playing teams other than weak sisters Montreal and Ottawa...


Matthews
Tavares
Kerfoot
Kampf

 

[The Iceman]

I think Kampf will be given a chance to centre a 3rd line for an extended look.

 

[LeafChief]

Tavares line 1
Kerfoot line 2
Kampf line 3
Amadio Line 4

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How will we survive for three whole games?

 

[BodaciousBeefBazooka]

How will we survive for three whole games?

Ugly center depth

 

[Leaf Fans]

Why would it be any different if Brooks cleared and was playing for the Marlies?

 

[mclaren55]

Ugly center depth

Most teams look like they have ugly centre depth when down their 1C.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Bunting Tavares HoSang
Ritchie Nylander Marner
Kerfoot Kampf Kase
Engvall Spezza Simmonds

 

[kb]

 

[LeafChief]

It's too bad we don't have Brooks anymore. Could have slotted him into the 1C spot.

 

[Nineteen67]

They lack depth but surely they just can slot Kerfoot in with Marner and wont have to remake the entire lineup for the first game.

 

[meefer]

Tavares line 1
Kerfoot line 2
Kampf line 3
Amadio Line 4

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the horror whatever will we do? Come on, friend, name me a team that can lose its #1 and not look weaker. And having JT as our top C?…not the worst look in the league.

 

[GoLeafsGo96]

Tavares line 1
Kerfoot line 2
Kampf line 3
Amadio Line 4

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If Suzuki was hurt MTL would be running

Dvorak
Evan's
Brooks/paquette/drouin if they moved him over
Paquette/brooks

If Bergeron was hurt BOS would run

Coyle
Stud
Haula
Nosek


Tampa losing Point I imagine they run Stamkos at C? Not ideal for them but not sure what else they could do.

Stamkos(?)
Cirelli
Colton
Bellemare

Florida losing Barkov

Bennett
Lundell
Thornton
???


Basically - the Leafs C depth matches up well against anyone in the division frankly. They have more question marks on the wing - where if you lose one of WN/MM - the talent dropoff is obviously quite larger.

 

[BrannigansLaw]

Who tf is Amadio

 

[Martin Skoula]

If there was ever a time to try Nylander at C it's when he's running high on confidence and there's no existing lines being broken up by it.

 

[Phion Keneuf]

Who tf is Amadio

A slightly better Adam Brooks

 

[BrannigansLaw]

A slightly better Adam Brooks

Well that’s promising. Honestly never heard of this guy before.

 

[BodaciousBeefBazooka]

It's too bad we don't have Brooks anymore. Could have slotted him into the 1C spot.

Some fans who want Amadio and Mikheyev in the line up. Like put the bottle down already.

 

[banks]

Once again, Kerfoot comes in handy. They kept this guy while getting rid of Kapanen and Johnsson for a reason, and we're seeing that again now. Our C depth needs a guy like Kerfoot who can sub in the top 6 wherever he's needed. Kerf is very versatile. No problem with him as the #2 center for a week or so.

Glad he's still on the team after all the trade talk and expansion. He's a valuable player.

 

[Stephen]

Once again, Kerfoot comes in handy. They kept this guy while getting rid of Kapanen and Johnsson for a reason, and we're seeing that again now. Our C depth needs a guy like Kerfoot who can sub in the top 6 wherever he's needed. Kerf is very versatile. No problem with him as the #2 center for a week or so.

Glad he's still on the team after all the trade talk and expansion. He's a valuable player.

Johnsson is a total write off and Kapanen fetched a 1st round pick and a blue chip prospect but I think hockey wise having Kap over Kerf would still be better for the Leafs.

 

[Racer88]

Tavares line 1
Kerfoot line 2
Kampf line 3
Amadio Line 4

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That’s a scary lineup at centre

 

[zeke]

Johnsson is a total write off and Kapanen fetched a 1st round pick and a blue chip prospect but I think hockey wise having Kap over Kerf would still be better for the Leafs.

Could be. He'd definitely score more than Kerf. Though he was always plagued by poor underlying numbers too.

Kappy's contract is up this year, fwiw.

 

[Buds17]

Johnsson is a total write off and Kapanen fetched a 1st round pick and a blue chip prospect but I think hockey wise having Kap over Kerf would still be better for the Leafs.

Kerfoot's ability to play centre and the team having Marner and Nylander at RW are significant in this case though.

 

[Stephen]

Kerfoot's ability to play centre and the team having Marner and Nylander at RW are significant in this case though.

Kerfoot has been good for literally a handful of games in his Leafs career at center. The rest of the time he's shuffled around and been a decent energy player with no defined identity, so I wouldn't say having him has been significant in any way.