With forward Michael Bunting eligible to return, Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe has some roster decisions to make ahead of Game 5 on Thursday against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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Knies entered the lineup in Game 2 of the first-round playoff series after Bunting received a three-game suspension for an illegal check to the head of Lightning defenceman Erik Cernak in the series opener. The way Knies has performed makes reintegrating Bunting into the lineup a little less clearcut for Keefe, who said he'll use the next couple of days to choose who takes the ice.
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