The glaring need is more offence from the bottom 6. The top 6 is close to a point a game and Jarnkrock has looked good with Marner and JT. Getting ROR to be elite Defensively and add offence vs lesser players is a perfect fit.

I definitely agree, scoring depth is and has been an issue in the past - but I think it is largely an intentionally plan by Leafs management to have 2 scoring lines that are very hard to defend and 2 lines that are very responsible defensively and can shut down any opponent. Bringing Knies into the bottom 6 should add some scoring flair even as an unexperienced guy, and Jarnkrok is capable of chipping in some offense as well. I just think if the Leafs are going to make a big splash, it would be better to be a more impactful position than 3C.

Why do people think Holmberg is 3C over Kampf? Kampf, easily the leafs best shutdown center.

Kampf sticks with Engvall, end of story. Those two are most effective when they're together. Their identity is a shut down unit, so it just makes more sense to have ZAR with them and Knies with Jarkrok. 3rd line vs 4th line doesn't really matter, it comes down to deployment.