Maple Leafs Reveal Lineup Ahead of Game 4 Matchup vs. Panthers

As Toronto heads into Game 4 looking to take a 3-1 series lead back home, the team has to get a collective effort from everyone involved.

Craig Berube needs his stars to get going, Joseph Woll needs to stand on his head, and the team can't afford to give Florida any breathing room.

It's not going to be easy, and if the team wants to head back home with a wave of momentum, it might be in the coach's best interest to shake things up a bit.

Bobby McMann and Calle Jarnkrok have been pretty invisible, with Nick Robertson and David Kampf waiting in the wings to get into a game.

The lineup hasn't changed much minus the swapping of the third and fourth line positions on the card, so did Game 4 bring any big changes to the Maple Leafs squad?

Knies - Kampf* - Marner
Pacioretty - Tavares - Nylander
McMann - Domi - Holmberg
Lorentz - Laughton - Jarnkrok

Absent: Matthews*

Rielly - Carlo
McCabe - Tanev
Benoit - OEL

Woll
Murray

It looks like the team hasn't made any big changes to the lineup as they look to Keep Florida on their heels.

The one big absence is Auston Matthews, who missed practice for an unknown reason though more than likely is just resting up beforehand, leaving David Kampf to take his place.

If Matthews doesn't go for whatever reason, look to either Max Domi or Scott Laughton to take top spot at the pivot while Kampf heads down the lineup.

Joseph Woll gets the call for the team on Sunday night, and with Anthony Stolarz potentially out for the remainder of the series, they are going to need to make sure they don't crack under pressure.

Florida is going to counter with the same lineup they had in Game 3, and the additions of Jonah Gadjovich, AJ Greer and Tomas Nosek paid off, as the line combined for two goals and made Toronto miserable all night.

The key factor though in all of this is whether or not Auston Matthews is going to pick things up. With only two goals in nine games this postseason, he's a shell of his former self.

Yes, the defense is stellar, and he's become more of a complete player, but the team needs a guy who scored 69 a year ago to start putting the puck in the net.

If Matthews is also dealing with a potential injury, that could be the main underlying factor into why he hasn't been able to score, or even hit the net a lot of the time.

If he doesn't end up picking it up, then the onus lies on guys like Matthew Knies, Mitch Marner, John Tavares, and William Nylander.

That's not the worst thing in the world however, as the four have combined for 41 points (18G, 23A) and are pretty much handling the offense for the playoffs; though Max Pacioretty has certainly picked things up as of late.

So it all depends now on the players to take the reins and run with them. It's time for everyone to show up and show out, otherwise they will be headed back home tied and wondering what the heck to do next.