Maple Leafs' Projected Line Combinations For Game 1 vs. Panthers Revealed

With the first game of the second round set to take place from Scotiabank Arena on Monday night, the Maple Leafs are going to try and get themselves a big advantage and take a quick 1-0 series lead against their Atlantic Division rivals and try to establish themselves as a true threat in the NHL.

But there are questions about whether or not Anthony Stolarz should start, and whether or not certain players should come into the lineup due to some struggles up front.

Though from the looks of practice on Sunday, things aren't really going to change much, minus one obvious change that won't really make a difference when it comes to Monday night.

The main change is that Nick Robertson was substituting for Mitch Marner, who was absent after celebrating the birth of his first child.

Other than that, everything is pretty much par for the course when it comes to Craig Berube's lineup.

The team also saw some extra reinforcements with some of their injured and less utilized players taking part in order to make sure they are in the best shape possible in case of emergency.

It's a good sign that Berube isn't making any drastic changes considering how successful things have been this season.

Yes, the Ottawa series had its ups and downs, but so does every series and very rarely does a team just dominate from pillar to post.

The Leafs are going to need to get some auxiliary scoring however, and names like Bobby McMann, Max Domi, and Scott Laughton need to pick it up offensively (though the latter has been phenomenal on the defensive side of things, so can be forgiven).

Max Pacioretty scoring the game-winner was a good start, and the contributions from guys like Pontus Holmberg, Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Simon Benoit have been a pleasant surprise, but they need to be more consistent against a Panthers team that will have no mercy.

The main question however is whether or not Anthony Stolarz can handle another long series, and if Joseph Woll would be better suited to start instead.

He's not a bad goalie whatsoever, and with Stolarz struggling late in games, could be a huge reason why Toronto escapes with a victory or not.

But all we can do is wait and see how the lineup will look when they take the ice on Monday, and it'll be the first test of whether or not this new look Maple Leafs team can handle the pressure.