Struggling Young Toronto Maple Leafs Forward Punished by Craig Berube
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Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube has had to make a ton of difficult decisions this season and tonight against the Philadelphia Flyers, that remains true.
While the Toronto Maple Leafs have played relatively well this season, there are some players on the team who simply have not been able to carry their own weight.
Unfortunately, one of those players has been Pontus Holmberg, a young 26-year-old forward who had showcased a ton of promise just a few years ago.
This season, he has become more of a fringe player who has been hit with his fair share of healthy scratches. He only has six goals and 15 points, while being placed up and down the lineup.
Pontus Holmberg out of the Toronto Maple Leafs lineup
Subsequently, he got demoted to the third line and at practice on Monday, he was demoted to the fourth line again.
Now, according to David Alter of The Hockey News, Holmberg is out of the lineup entirely, while David Kampf is drawing in.
#leafs sticking to only players who are not playing taking the optional. Pontus Holmberg appears to be the odd man out with David Kampf remaining in.
Joseph Woll doing goalie work so Anthony Stolarz is the projected starter tonight.
Joseph Woll doing goalie work so Anthony Stolarz is the projected starter tonight.
This is not a good look for Holmberg and you can't help but feel like the Leafs may have no choice but to shop him around in the offseason.
The Leafs are a team that needs a lot of help throughout the playoffs, and players like Holmberg are going to have to up their game or risk losing their spot completely.
If not, the team is going to have to completely rely on the top six which hasn't been an amazing strategy over the years.
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MARS 25 | 177 ANSWERS Struggling Young Toronto Maple Leafs Forward Punished by Craig Berube Do you believe Pontus Holmberg deserves to be a healthy scratch against the Philadelphia Flyers? | ||
| YES | 122 | 68.9 % |
| NO | 55 | 31.1 % |
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