Why offence for Maple Leafs' Matthews, Marner will be harder to find in Tampa
TAMPA – As the marquee – playoff series changes to a best-of-five and moves south of the border, another shift is also taking place. This shift is more subtle and, we’re predicting, more important to all those mini-battles that add up to one team trumping the other. Holding final line change in Games 1 and 2, Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe elected to align offensive strength against offensive strength. The underlying numbers suggest the Toronto-born Cirelli (a good buddy of Marner’s) is the biggest driver up front for Tampa. Despite Cirelli starting 55 per cent of his shifts in the defensive zone, Tampa outscores the opposition 45-38 when he’s on the ice....
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