As the Maple Leafs throw their lines in a blender looking for a winning recipe, one question keeps bubbling to the surface: What to do with Nick Ritchie? jtbourne explains.
the team’s success hinges on that more than anything else. Marner’s been particularly ineffective this far, which is the most polite way anyone around Leafs nation has phrased that sentiment. The team has to operate like that won’t last though, it’s the only reality-based way of proceeding this season.off the top group and put him on a bottom-six line, that line immediately loses any identity, which is a big part of roster building.
The bottom line there is an easily identifiable defensive group. Maybe not the best one, but it’s clear how you’d use them. You’d put them over the zone for D-zone starts and against good offensive lines, and feel OK about their chances of coming out with a push. That’s all you’d ask of them -- try not to get scored on, let our best guy’s rest, help us neutralize one of our opponent’s better offensive groups for a shift.
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