Sheldon Keefe on spreading Matthews, Marner, and Nylander on three separate lines: "We know Mitch with Auston works... We can go to that at any time... This spreads out our scoring depth really well"

The first thing is that we're happy with how the line of Bertuzzi and Domi has gone with Matthews... Mitch has played a lot with John, and that has gone well. Having those guys on separate lines gives us some really good options and spreads out our scoring depth.

In the last stretch of games, returning to the Edmonton game... Mitch's presence on that line enhances my ability to match defensively. It frees Auston up a little bit more with his line. It is a step toward preparing for the playoffs.

We already had it spread out with the three guys, but it was John on a separate line before. We've already sort of looked at... what may look like in the playoffs. It is a step toward looking that way.

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