"Bobby McMann and William Nylander joined Auston Matthews on Toronto's top line, via line rushes posted by The Athletic's Jonas Siegel. McMann and Nylander inject the top line with some high-end speed and playmaking ability. "I think early on in the season, I thought, you know, they were getting their opportunities and looking pretty good," Berube said of the Maple Leafs' first line following a 5-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday. "Now, it's like, it's obviously not good enough. I don't feel like they have any sustained pressure in the offensive zone at all. It's one and done, then they're out.""
"Jake McCabe was paired with Brandon Carlo on Toronto's top defence grouping. Chris Tanev was placed on injured reserve retroactive to October 21 earlier Thursday morning, which forced Berube to reshuffle his defence pairings. Philippe Myers joined Simon Benoit, while Morgan Rielly will likely be grouped with Oliver Ekman-Larsson for Friday's game against the Buffalo Sabres. Toronto also reshuffled its power play units, after starting the year converting on 2-of-16 opportunities with the man advantage. Ekman-Larsson took over Rielly's role, although that could be because Rielly didn't attend Friday's session. Matthews, Tavares, Nylander and Knies remained on the top unit."
Toronto reshuffled forward lines, placing Bobby McMann and William Nylander on Auston Matthews' top line to add speed and playmaking. Matthew Knies, John Tavares and Matias Maccelli formed the second line. Easton Cowan returned as the third-line right wing with Dakota Joshua and Nicolas Roy, while Steven Lorentz, Max Domi and Calle Jarnkrok comprised the fourth line. Max Domi briefly joined the top line against New Jersey but the combination failed to generate consistent offense. Jake McCabe paired with Brandon Carlo after Chris Tanev was placed on injured reserve, prompting defensive realignment. Power-play units were restructured after a 2-for-16 start, with Oliver Ekman-Larsson taking on Rielly's role and the top unit keeping Matthews, Tavares, Nylander and Knies.
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