NHL Live Full Game Reactions Regular Season Game 4 Toronto Maple Leafs @ Florida Panthers

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On the Leafs‘ side of the matchup, 13 goals against in three games — including two matchups against teams very likely to be on the outside of the playoff picture — is not the start they were looking for from a defensive standpoint.

This is a real test for head coach Sheldon Keefe; he’s got the task of integrating six new forwards (of which two are rookies and another two aren’t exactly known for their defensive prowess) and one defensively-porous, offensively-gifted defenseman into the lineup while maintaining the high standard of five-man defensive structure the team has successfully lived up to for the past two seasons. Perhaps this five-game road trip falls at just the right time, with a couple of opponents (Florida & Tampa) on the docket that should also hopefully sharpen the team’s focus.

Even without Sam Bennett or the offensive presence of Brandon Montour and Aaron Ekblad on the blue line, this is a Panthers team that can hurt you in transition, which is exactly where the Leafs have been particularly vulnerable to start the new season. Smarter pinching, and maintaining a disciplined F3, are so important to limit rush opportunity against this opponent.

A few more saves would also certainly go a long way as the kinks are worked out. Tonight’s starter, Ilya Samsonov, is still looking for a 60-minute effort to hang his hat on. Neither of his final two preseason appearances was particularly sharp, and he’s now allowed nine goals in two starts so far in the regular season.

Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines
Forwards
#59 Tyler Bertuzzi – #34 Auston Matthews – #16 Mitch Marner
#23 Matthew Knies – #91 John Tavares – #88 William Nylander
#11 Max Domi – #39 Fraser Minten – #19 Calle Jarnkrok
#18 Noah Gregor – #64 David Kampf – #75 Ryan Reaves

Defensemen
#44 Morgan Rielly – #78 TJ Brodie
#22 Jake McCabe – #37 Timothy Liljegren
#55 Mark Giordano – #3 John Klingberg

Goaltenders
Starter: #35 Ilya Samsonov
#60 Joseph Woll

Scratched: Simon Benoit
Injured: Conor Timmins

Florida Panthers Projected Lines
Forwards
#17 Evan Rodrigues – #16 Aleksander Barkov – #13 Sam Reinhart
#23 Carter Verhaeghe – #27 Eetu Luostarinen – #19 Matthew Tkachuk
#21 Nick Cousins – #15 Anton Lundell – #24 Justin Sourdif
#94 Ryan Lomberg – #82 Kevin Stenlund – #18 Steven Lorentz

Defensemen
#42 Gustav Forsling – #91 Oliver Ekman-Larsson
#77 Niko Mikkola – #7 Dmitry Kulikov
#28 Josh Mahura – #26 Uvis Balinskis

Goaltenders
Starter: #72 Sergei Bobrovsky
#41 Anthony Stolarz

Injured: Brandon Montour, Aaron Ekblad, Sam Bennett

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