Roster Architect
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by the looks of most of their practises lately, it'll be:
Hyman - Matthews - Marner
Foligno - Tavares - Nylander
Kerfoot - Nash - Mikheyev
Thornton - Spezza - Simmonds
Rielly - Brodie
Muzzin - Holl
Sandin - Dermott
which is the way it should be. Hyman needs to be in the top 6, he's not the great defensively and neither is Mikheyev. If you put both of them on the shutdown line (which is something Keefe has wanted all season), it won't shutdown many lines. Hyman is a better forechecker and top 6 option that helps Matthews and Marner get things going, and Kerfoot is much better defensively and faster. It's also more beneficial to have Kerfoot there because he's a natural centre and the opposite hand of Nash so they can both take faceoffs on their strong side. Foligno was also primarily brought to Toronto to play with Tavares and Nylander so that's where he'll start at least.