(Siegel) D pairings at practice. It looks like TJ Brodie will be the odd man out in Game 1 against the Bruins.
It looks like TJ Brodie will be the odd man out in Game 1 against the Bruins.
Leaf D pairs at practice:
Rielly — Lyubushkin
Benoit — McCabe
Edmundson — Liljegren— Jonas Siegel (@jonassiegel) April 19, 2024
by booomdynamite
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Rielly — Lyubushkin /
Benoit — McCabe /
Edmundson — Liljegren
To throw my opinion into the mix: I think this is the best D pairings this team can put together. If these don’t work out I would then be in panic mode. BUT…this is a group that will make your life absolute shit in front of the net.
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Rielly – Lyubushkin scares me but really, I don’t know what the other options are. One of Boosh or Brodie has to be in, there isn’t really a way around that.
McMann listed as injured, Nylander didn’t ice.
Keefe grew a pair these last few weeks with line combos and scratches. Only took 5 years but better late than never.
The interesting part will be finding out if they’re temporary, gets scared by one L, and goes back to moving a new version of Holl+Kerfoot up and down every other game.
Brodie is not great so good. Lol
Yesssssss. Nice dude but I’m over watching him attempt to play defense and contribute 0 offensively
The downfall of Brodie is sad 😔
If I’m the Bruins I take advantage of the 1st pair of Rielly-Lybuskin. I hate this pair but I think the other pairs are set.
Wow, Keefe finally growing a pair. Sometimes he frustrates me because the obvious answer is to play the talent, not the person. I know he’s a player’s coach, but he’s got to evolve a bit too.
I’m glad he’s rolling out this defensive corp for Game 1. It should be a good game.
He really fell off a cliff this year. Feel sorry for the guy
Boosh over Brodie is insane
I actually think this is the best utlization of our D, given the personal we have.
Reilly will be a puck mover and turn his game up a notch (I think). Lyubushkin has been very hit and miss this year. Benoit & McCabe I just love together, but we must keep things in perspective that they are average Dmen, we tend to overromanticize them due to how they play. Edmundson & Liljegren – we dont know what we will see from them game to game. I wouldnt discount Brodie altogether, if a guy like Edmundson or Liljegren faulters, move Brodie in there (keep everyone on their heels as that can also be a motivator to play well), preventing them from becoming complacent or predictable.
Why the fuck was Willy playing these last two games if he was injured? He should’ve been resting from the start.
TJ denied a Power Play and now he scratched
If you told me at the start of the year that Benoit would be dressing over a healthy Brodie for the first game of the playoffs, I never would’ve believed you
Heartbreaking cause he was Mr. Consistent for so long but he’s simply fallen off.
This is the best set of pairings for now. WTF happened to TJ? He used to be the rockstar of quiet competence.
It’ll be a long series and with these D pairings we may break a few Boston bones.
If we go to a game 7, I want the Bruins limping there.
Nice to see some line changes.
Really makes you wonder how much influence Dubas had with the line tinkering. Weve criticized Keefe alot with lines and hes adjusted alot this season.
Serves him right after he stole Mathews’ 70th the other night…haha
It’s not odd to any leafs fan who has watched his repeat issues game after game 😂 – this should be no surprise to anyone.
Siegel saying he would pair him with Reilly was a baffling take
Edmundson needs to be in… His cross-checks per 60 are off the chart.
It’s about damn time. Hard to argue the eye test logic!
Sheldon has finally attained enlightenment.
Rielly/Boosh pairing is gonna get caved in
Brodie with his play this year is the obvious 7th man, and Gio is a great 8th man
That’s a D lineup that is designed for playoff hockey. It’s not perfect but if Boston continues their playoff tradition of constantly getting away with fucking murder throughout the series then hopefully we’ll at least be able to fight fire with fire. McCabe/Benoit/Edmondson/Bush will bring the physicality, then we rely on Rielly/Lily for puck moving. I’m good with this.
Benoit McCabe is going to be heavy hitting I fucking love it
Honestly, Brodie being out is the right choice, especially against a team like Boston, who capitalized on mistakes well.
Rielly – Lybubushkin is scary tho