Matthew Knies promoted to top line as Leafs shuffle forwards to find more goals

A cynic would say the Maple Leafs aren’t playing with a full deck of cards these days, but Sheldon Keefe is shuffling them anyway.

Max Domi saw a lot of time in the middle Sunday with Calle Jarnkrok and Pontus Holmberg, the idea to give Domi more space to try and notch his first goal in 11 Leaf games. Tyler Bertuzzi resets with John Tavares and William Nylander, the only others besides Matthews and Marner to score consistently. While Keefe was cutting Knies some slack as he still adjusts to a busy NHL travel grind that’s nothing like his previous hockey life in the NCAA, much more was expected of veterans Domi and Bertuzzi.

“Guy has been helping me all season, to make better plays, simple plays,” Knies said. “He’s extra eyes on you in a game that can help. The more I can take in, it’s only going to make me better.” “I’ve strung a few good games together, but I have to keep that consistency. Every time I’m out there, I want to be dominant physically, take it to the net and have poise with the puck.With no extra forwards on the cap-crunched roster, there is little Keefe can do with Ryan Reaves, the fourth liner who has been idled as an enforcer and weak defensively as a minus-8 performer.

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