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    Default Pontus Aberg to Top Line for Johnsson

    Bombshell. Johnsson on LTIR so will miss 24 days minimum.

    Pontus Aberg gets called up and first crack with Matthews and Nylander.

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    It's only really a bombshell if Aberg comes in and produces right away. This won't last long otherwise.


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    Quote Originally Posted by ericdaoust View Post
    It's only really a bombshell if Aberg comes in and produces right away. This won't last long otherwise.
    With Keefe you never know how long anything is going to last. It's just out-of-left-field for Aberg to get first crack at this.

    Aberg is also on PP2. Seem to feel pretty confident about him for now.
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    G=3, A=2, PPP=1, SHG=2
    Goalie W=5 GA= -1 SO=3

    22 Man Roster: 9F, 5D, 1U, 2G w/Max of 4 G's (Can drop G for F or D) 5 Bench Spots (Up to 7 if you don't carry a goalie)
    F: McDavid, Barkov, Marner, Pettersson, Stone, Olofsson, Pearson, Meier, DeBrincat, Ehlers, Fiala, Rust, Kubalik, Cirelli, Yamamoto, Tarasenko, (Ghost of Bjorkstrand...too sad to fill his spot right now)
    D: Hedman, Barrie, Klingberg, Pionk, Niskanen
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    Quote Originally Posted by ericdaoust View Post
    It's only really a bombshell if Aberg comes in and produces right away. This won't last long otherwise.
    Yup. He's had over 1.5 season in the NHL and is about .33 PPG. Not sure why Keefe thinks it makes sense to throw him up on the top line. Hell he isn't anywhere close to PPG in the AHL.
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    Quote Originally Posted by anthonybeaty View Post
    Yup. He's had over 1.5 season in the NHL and is about .33 PPG. Not sure why Keefe thinks it makes sense to throw him up on the top line. Hell he isn't anywhere close to PPG in the AHL.
    Did you look Aberg up before commenting:


    GP -22 G -10 A -14 PTS 24
    I dunno about you but that looks like 1.09 pt/gm - more than pt/gm so far with the Marlies

    24pts is also leading the team in scoring.

    He has done this primarily under Keefe as coach. Familiarity
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    Quote Originally Posted by lucafen4 View Post
    Did you look Aberg up before commenting:


    GP -22 G -10 A -14 PTS 24
    I dunno about you but that looks like 1.09 pt/gm - more than pt/gm so far with the Marlies

    24pts is also leading the team in scoring.

    He has done this primarily under Keefe as coach. Familiarity
    We Leafs fans saw the call ups with Marnincin, Petan and Aberg but had no idea Aberg was the guy going top line. Hyman or Engvall were the guys being bandied about for that or maybe Aberg and Engvall reuniting. Didn't see anyone have this as a possibility until Jonas Siegel dropped that Aberg was skating with Matthews and Nylander.

    No question this is a guy Keefe wanted up. Obviously, he thinks Pontus is worthy of a shot with the top guys. Mikheyev never got any PP time and they've been very impressed with him since he got here and Aberg is immediately put on PP2 as well.

    Can't wait to see them against St. Louis. Like Eric noted, it could be over after a shift, or two...but it'll be a fun two shifts. I'm sure we'll see more of Marner, Matthews, Nylander throughout the season in certain spots.
    10 Team H2H Points-Only
    G=3, A=2, PPP=1, SHG=2
    Goalie W=5 GA= -1 SO=3

    22 Man Roster: 9F, 5D, 1U, 2G w/Max of 4 G's (Can drop G for F or D) 5 Bench Spots (Up to 7 if you don't carry a goalie)
    F: McDavid, Barkov, Marner, Pettersson, Stone, Olofsson, Pearson, Meier, DeBrincat, Ehlers, Fiala, Rust, Kubalik, Cirelli, Yamamoto, Tarasenko, (Ghost of Bjorkstrand...too sad to fill his spot right now)
    D: Hedman, Barrie, Klingberg, Pionk, Niskanen
    G: Zero-Goalie Strategy
    ***Prayers for Oskar Linblom***


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    Aberg is very fast and they'll be banking on him playing like he wants to stay. It's a change of pace. Plus it sends a bit of a message to the others. Not sure what exactly the message will be but I'm sure the coach has something in mind.


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    Default Re: Pontus Aberg to Top Line for Johnsson

    It's not like Aberg hasn't produced in the NHL before.
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