2 centre, shifting captain John Tavares to the wing, before later opting to spread the wealth across the top nine by playing O’Reilly as the third-line centre. Louis Blues.įinding the right fit for the man known as Factor should be considered a top priority. That should give the deadline rental an additional five or six games to get comfortable with his new teammates after previously dressing for eight with the Leafs following a trade from the St. O’Reilly is expected to participate in Friday’s practice with an eye on playing his first game since March 4 at some point next week. The good news is the former Conn Smythe winner is nearly ready to return after undergoing surgery on his broken left index finger. Where does Ryan O’Reilly best fit into this Leafs lineup? From there, they can see what happens and make adjustments as necessary.Ģ.
What often gets lost in the goaltending discussion is that the only real decision for the Leafs is who starts the first game against Tampa. “It’s certainly something that has my attention.” You get into playoffs and such, everything kind of equalizes in terms of schedule and both teams are going through the same thing and all of that. “I don’t know how applicable it might be beyond the regular season. “It’s something that we’re looking at for sure,” Keefe said Wednesday. It’s a sign no playoff decisions have been made yet and the home/road splits might play a factor in which way they go. Keefe indicated he’ll likely use the remaining runway in this regular season to give Samsonov some additional road starts while using Murray more at Scotiabank Arena.
927 save percentage in games played at home.
Samsonov started Wednesday’s 3-2 overtime loss to Florida and sports an 18-2-3 record and.
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It’s also notable that head coach Sheldon Keefe acknowledged they’re having some discussion about the importance – or not – of home and road splits, which is telling because Samsonov has been downright dominant at Scotiabank Arena and the Lightning series is likely to start in Toronto. The decision will ultimately hinge on how much the coaching staff values Matt Murray’s extensive playoff resumé compared with Ilya Samsonov’s superior form this season. It’s perfect talk-radio fodder: There’s no clear right (or wrong) answer and sentiment can shift based on what happened the night before. This has been a hot-button media topic for at least the last month.
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