The Toronto Maple Leafs assigned Jeff Finger to the Marlies on October 13.
Fully 13 days later, and with no additional transactions to report, other than sitting Carl Gunnarsson and Mike Zigomanis (in a vain coaching attempt to evade a losing streak), there are now some significant lineup changes bubbling up.
The Leafs' vaunted first line at the start of the season is a failed experiment due to an obvious lack of chemistry between Phil Kessel and Kris Versteeg.
As a result, Nikolai Kulemin will now be given a shot against the Panthers up front, and if the team manages to score more goals than Florida, then he will likely remain alongside Kessel and Tyler Bozak. In the meantime, per Brian Burke's obvious plan, the team will enjoy the results of Versteeg playing on a seemingly potent second line.
Thus, given the Panthers alleged defensive woes, notwithstanding Bryan McCabe, we should see more point production in general.
I'd like to see, as would surely all fans, Mikhail Grabovski have a banner night—in fact, a banner season. Versteeg, ably assisted by the deceptively crafty Clark MacArthur, will help greatly ...
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