Why Sheldon Keefe is making several lineup changes vs. Lightning for Game 3. ⤵️ ✍️: lukefoxjukebox
TAMPA – Hours after Wednesday’s optional Game 2 morning skate, when the rest of theplayers were tucking into lunch and settling into their pre-game naps, Jason Spezza and head coach Sheldon Keefe were still inside Scotiabank Arena.
But with both Clifford and Simmonds taking reckless penalties and Keefe wanting to offensively balance his forwards against matchups he can’t control, intimidation takes a seat.More compelling is third-liner Pierre Engvall dropping down to the fourth with Colin Blackwell and Spezza, which gives Toronto protection against mismatches and more scoring punch in the bottom six.
“They made some adjustments; we have to make adjustments. That’s kinda the nature of playoffs. Two great hockey teams—that’s what stands out to me,” Spezza says."The emotion of the crowd is something we live for as hockey players." —Jason SpezzaOn the back end, a healthy Timothy Liljegren will take a seat in favour of Justin Holl, who sat out both games in Toronto.
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