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will it be symbolic?
I say Matthews. But what if it is Tavares ?
If Babcock line matches with this lineup......I'll be calling for his head. Pure stupidity. With a lineup like this, you take the reins and force other teams to match up with the Leafs, not the other way around. Other teams will be jumping for joy if Babcock tries to line match.Leafs with last change so Habs put out their top line to force Babs to put the Kadri line out first.
2nd shift Matthews (draws Habs shut-down crew)......
setting up the JT line to come out and feast as the crowd roars -- 1-0 Leafs JT from Marner
If Babcock line matches with this lineup......I'll be calling for his head. Pure stupidity. With a lineup like this, you take the reins and force other teams to match up with the Leafs, not the other way around. Other teams will be jumping for joy if Babcock tries to line match.
If Babcock line matches with this lineup......I'll be calling for his head. Pure stupidity. With a lineup like this, you take the reins and force other teams to match up with the Leafs, not the other way around. Other teams will be jumping for joy if Babcock tries to line match.
The answer is three. Kadri takes the faceoff, Matthews and Tavares start on his wings. That way nobody gets their feelings hurt /s
I get that, but I just don't think it is absolutely necessary anymore. The days of Bozak and JVR needing to be massively sheltered are done. Each of the top 3 C's is a capable 2-way player, and each of the top-2 has a LW who can also handle shutdown duties. Run free and score at will! It's even more of a matchup nightmare for the opposing coaches without last change.On the road he'll let the opposing coach try to match and he'll just roll 3 scoring lines creating a matchup nightmare.
At home he'll use the Kadri line as the shutdown unit and lines 1 and 2 will alternate decimating the 3rd lines of other teams.
God help the other team if they send out their 4th line in Toronto.
Probably the 4th line C, just to troll the media.
Babs is not dumb he knows the media. It will be Kadri first so that no story can be done either way.