The five-foot-nine line is finished almost as quickly as it began. In fact, Mike Babcock went so far as to say the decision to unite Moore, Ennis and Petan limited his ability to properly manage the Leafs bench against the Canucks. (reporterchris)
“I couldn’t use it as much in D-zone, you know what I mean?” said Babcock, after replacing trusted six-foot-five centre Frederik Gauthier with the five-nine Petan on his fourth line.
We’ve reached the experimental portion of this Leafs season and you can understand the coach’s inclination to continue tinkering after the first blown third period lead all year. Against the 25th-place Canucks, no less, who rebounded from a woeful performance in Las Vegas and injected some life inside Rogers Arena.
The creation of a Moore-Petan-Ennis line was greeted with fanfare because it offered a departure from what NHL teams typically roll out for their fourth unit. It’s a Kyle Dubas creation and it enjoyed some moments against the Canucks — drawing one of two penalties on the evening and creating the only scoring chance that occurred when it was on the ice.
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