Craig Berube Confirms Multiple Major Maple Leafs Lineup Changes After Game 5 Debacle
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Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube has opted to make drastic changes to his lineup ahead of a pivotal do-or-die in Game 6 against the Florida Panthers.
In Game 5 against the Florida Panthers, Craig Berube decided to take out Calle Jarnkrok and Pontus Holmberg. In their place went David Kampf and Nick Robertson.
This did not work out for the Leafs as they lost by a score of 6-1 and were absolutely horrible when it came to all things defense.
As a result of this failure, Berube is making some big changes again in time for Game 6 so that his team doesn't get blown out of the building for the second time.
Toronto Maple Leafs lineup for Game 6
According to Mark Masters, Robertson and Kampf or coming right back out of the lineup after just one game in the series.
Meanwhile, Pontus Holmberg is back and will be all the way up on the second line with William Nylander and John Tavares.
Max Pacioretty goes down to the line with Bobby McMann and Max Domi. Lastly, Calle Jarnkrok will play alongside Scott Laughton and Steven Lorentz.
Knies - Matthews - Marner
Holmberg - Tavares -Nylander
Lorentz - Laughton - Jarnkrok
McMann - Domi - Pacioretty
Kampf, Robertson
McCabe - Tanev
Rielly - Carlo
Benoit - Ekman-Larsson
Hakanpää, Myers
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Murray
Hildeby
Holmberg - Tavares -Nylander
Lorentz - Laughton - Jarnkrok
McMann - Domi - Pacioretty
Kampf, Robertson
McCabe - Tanev
Rielly - Carlo
Benoit - Ekman-Larsson
Hakanpää, Myers
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Murray
Hildeby
If the Leafs lose this game, the season is over, and that is what ultimately makes this game the most important of the playoffs so far.
A Game 7 on home ice could be very advantageous for the Leafs even if home ice meant nothing in Game 5.
Only time will tell what this team is made of and if they can finally showcase that they truly deserve to win a Stanley Cup.
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