They play so many minutes… We need the top four to be really good

After Friday’s practice, head coach Craig Berube discussed the return of John Tavares and Matthew Knies to the lineup, the challenge of facing a loaded-up McDavid-Draisaitl line, reuniting Jake McCabe and Chris Tanev on the blue line, and Auston Matthews receiving the “C” for Team USA at the Four Nations tournament.

Practice Lines – Jan. 31

Lines at Leafs practice

Knies – Matthews – Marner
Pacioretty – Tavares – Nylander
McMann – Domi – Robertson
Holmberg – Kampf – Lorentz
Reaves

McCabe – Tanev
Rielly – Ekman-Larsson
Benoit – Timmins
Myers

Woll
Stolarz

at Oilers tomorrow

— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) January 31, 2025

Hakanpää is skating back in…