Maple Leafs lose to Edmonton Oilers as Connor McDavid scores two ... Sheldon Keefe must find right fit for new defence Via sunhornby
Some load management for 39-year-old Mark Giordano perhaps? Jake McCabe, Erik Gustafsson and Luke Schenn have certainly changed the lineup dynamic for Sheldon Keefe.
“ add far different skill sets. It’s a good problem to have. Specifically, with Schenn and Gustafsson, you have two guys who have been in this position before, coming into new teams, playing deep in the playoffs, moving in and out of the lineup.” Schenn had 19 post-season games in winning two Cups with Tampa Bay before joining Vancouver. McCabe, to his chagrin, has not yet seen playoff action after nearly 500 regular-season games.Now that the Maple Leafs have seven proven defencemen to work into the final quarter of the schedule, who among them sits each night?
“No different for me than where we were at last season,” insisted the coach. “We’d added Giordano and Ilya Lyubushkin around the deadline. There’s lots of competition, lots of support for the group if there are injuries, lots of options for me.Article content
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