Craig Berube on shuffling the Leafs’ defense pairs ahead of the McDavid-Draisaitl matchup: “They play so many minutes… We need the top four to be really good”

After Friday’s practice, head coach Craig Berube discussed the return of John Tavares and Matthew Knies to the lineup, the challenge of facing a loaded-up McDavid-Draisaitl line, reuniting Jake McCabe and Chris Tanev on the blue line, and Auston Matthews receiving the “C” for Team USA at the Four Nations tournament. Practice Lines – Jan. […]

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