Line Combos: New Coach - New Lines (Hypothetical)

[StuckOutHere]

Hypothetical. Leafs fire Randy Carlyle. You (congrats) have been hired as the new head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Blank slate and the team needs a shake up. What are your line combos?

Lupul Bozak Kessel
Van Riemsdyk Kadri Raymond
Kulemin Bolland Clarkson
D'Amigo McClement Ashton
Bodie Smith
First Call Up: Leivo


Gunnarrson Phaneuf
Rielly Gleason
Gardiner Ranger
Franson
First Call Up: Holzer

Bernier
Reimer

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[Wami]

JVR - Bozak - Kessel
D'Amigo - Kadri - Lupul
Raymond - Bolland - Clarkson
Bodie - McClement - Ashton

Phaneuf - Gardiner
Rielly - Gunnar
Gleason - Ranger
Tj Brennan

Bernier
Macintyre

Franson Gone, Kulemin Gone,

 

[Alexander Baigle]

The team comes in dead last, and in my resigning press conference:

"To be fair, I never learned how to skate. It was a pretty bad decision to make me the coach in all honesty"

 

[Grant]

JVR - Bozak - Kessel
Lupul - Kadri - Kulemin
Raymond - Bolland - Bodie
Clarkson - Mcclement

Gunnar - Phaneuf
Rielly - Gleason
Gardiner - Ranger
Franson

Bernier
Reimer

 

[namttebih]

With Lupul's injury:

Clarkson Bozak Kessel
JVR Bolland Raymond
Kulemin Kadri Ashton
D'Amigo McClement Bodie

Gunnarson Phaneuf
Gardiner Rielly
Gleason Ranger
Franson

Bernier
Reimer

 

[noBSleafsFAN]

JVR-Bozak-Kessel
Lupul-Kadri-Kulemin
Raymond-Bolland-D'amigo
Clarkson-McClement-Bodie

Phaneuf-Gunnarsson
Gardiner-Rielly
Gleason-Ranger
Franson

Bernier
Reimer

 

[LeafalCrusader]

Lupul Bozak Kessel
JVR Bolland Clarkson
Raymond Kadri Kulemin
Bodie McClement

Gardiner Phaneuf
Gunnarsson Rielly
Gleason Franson
Ranger

-Lupul goes back with Kessel and Bozak see if they can get going again
-The second line is built with players who can actually play tough and work the cycle
-Kadri goes back to the 3rd line with easier matchups

-Use Gardiner and Rielly in the top 4 and rotate Franson and Ranger with Franson getting mostly powerplay time and Ranger getting most of the short handed and even strength shifts

 

[randym1]

lupul bozak kessel
vanriemsdyk kadri lievo
ashton bolland clarkson
bodie mcclement kulimen
raymond holland
gunnarsson gardiner
reilly holzer
gleason phaneuf
ranger
bernier
reimer

2nd line could score with that scoring upside
lupul worded well with kessel in the past
3 and 4 lines are heavy and may play solid defensively
defense would let young guys play and maybe phaneuf could play better against 3 and 4 line players (we are stuck with him for now)