Leafs blueline gets a huge boost ahead of Thursday's matchup against the Kings; projected Leafs lines
After a playoff type win in Dallas Tuesday night, the Leafs had an off day yesterday. They returned to the ice this morning for their game-day skate ahead of their matchup against LA tonight and via line rushes, announced a pair of lineup changes.
After Semyon Der-Arguchinstev was unable to play very much in a penalty filled game Tuesday, he was reassigned to the Marlies before practice to free up a roster spot. In his absence, Denis Malgin draws back in on the fourth line alongside Zach Aston-Reese and Pontus Holmberg.
On the back end, the Leafs will fill SDA's roster spot and welcome back T.J. Brodie tonight after being out of action since November 12th with an oblique injury. Brodie will be paired with Conor Timmins on the third pair as the Leafs will ease him back into the lineup. Not only that, but with how well the parings of Mark Giordano/Justin Holl and Timothy Liljegren/Rasmus Sandin have been playing, there is no reason to tinker with them right now.
Here are the projected lines for tonight's game:
Bunting-Matthews-NylanderRobertson-Tavares-MarnerKerfoot-Kampf-EngvallAstonReese-Holmberg-MalginExtra: Simmonds
Giordano-HollSandin-LiljegrenBrodie-TimminsExtra: Hollowell
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8 DECEMBRE | 127 ANSWERS Leafs blueline gets a huge boost ahead of Thursday's matchup against the Kings; projected Leafs lines Will Mitch Marner extend his point streak to 21 games against LA? | ||
| Yes | 121 | 95.3 % |
| No | 6 | 4.7 % |
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