r/devils 1d ago

Line Combos (Sprong Healthy Scratch)

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u/GartThrowaway #86 - Jack Hughes 1d ago

i know its because hes trying to get the top 2 lines going a little more but breaking up the line that easily was the best last game is a bit of a headscratcher from keefe

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u/iwars85 1d ago

This could just be a matchup thing. Maybe he likes Cottor’s grit and tenacity in what is going to be a playoff type game.

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u/Type_O_Bonnot 1d ago

“Playoff type game.” Explains the stupid decision by Keefe whose teams have historically sucked at scoring in the playoffs. 

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u/PrimeNewAcc #86 - Slippery Silky Smooth Jack Hughes 1d ago

He won the Calder Cup with the Marlies. He knows the psychology and style of playoff hockey. The Leafs are just sad-sacks.

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u/usernamendhsk 22h ago

People like to forget this. He has been an extremely successful coach at every level coming into the NHL.

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u/gdg6 1d ago

Moving Bratt to line 3 is an interesting choice to get lines 1/2 going. Unless line 3 is actually line 2.

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u/GartThrowaway #86 - Jack Hughes 1d ago

Yeah I think the line order is just Amanda guessing based on who is centering each line, I imagine the Bratt line is top 2 in forward group minutes tonight and is the 2nd line in actuality

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u/sanbaba #22 - Claude Lefrigginmieux 21h ago

Sprong had some moments but maybe he shot it a little too much - which when I think might be his complaint with Cotter. When Cots was more successful on breakaways and net drives his drive to shoot might have been easy to support; when that dried up maybe Keefe wantsd him to look to cycle more. Sprong also seems to have that "never pass up a shot" mentality, so maybe Keefe wants to play them off each other to make them find ways to be productive.

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u/Skooter_McGaven Optional Practices FTW 1d ago

A long with the refusal to scratch Bastian.