Maple Leafs Confirm Sweeping Changes to the Blueline, Reveal Unexpected Healthy Scratch
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After a full day off on Monday, following a busy stretch of 3 games in 4 nights for the Maple Leafs, the team was back at practice on Tueaday, in preparation for a tough outing on Wednesday against the Dallas Stars, in Dallas.
Thankfully, the changes made by Berube paid off in spades, helping the Leafs to claw their way back into the game and not only tie it up, but take a 4-3 lead that they would never relinquish, en route to a 5-3 victory.
On Tuesday, the Leafs opted to carry over some of the changes they made to their D pairings, unveiling some new pairs for Wednesday's clash with the Stars. The pairs slotted in as follows:
Rielly-Myers
McCabe-Tanev
OEL-Timmins
Benoit-Dewar (practicing as a defenseman)
The Leafs have done an excellent job of keeping their defensive rotation flowing to allow everyone to remain active. Of course,
once injured veteran blueliner Jani Hakanpaa returns, that rotation will become even more watered down, and may make it more of a challenge to keep everyone involved.
Honestly, having too many NHL-caliber defensemen is a pretty good problem to have.
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