Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple LeafsAfter a thrilling comeback win against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night, Sheldon Keefe decided to stay with the lines that earned the victory, noting that it was his “optimal” lineup.
Regardless of the result in this one, I thought it was disappointing to abandon the experiment after basically 1.5 games. We know this team is going to make the playoffs, where they are going to play an elite team in the first round no matter what happens for the rest of the regular season. These types of games present opportunities to play around with the lineup and try out different combinations, collect some data, and better understand how to move the…
