Justin Holl has gradually shifted from sympathetic figure to a frequent whipping boy. In this edition of Quick Shifts, lukefoxjukebox looks at the pressure the Leafs defenceman has been under to punch above his weight class this season.
“Justin likes really direct and honest feedback. We’ve given him that, certainly a little more direct here today because I think it’s been snowballing here. And it hasn’t taken the positive steps we’d like it to,” said Keefe, who lifted the 2018 Calder Cup with Holl.
“You want to just be smart with your puck touches and get the puck in the forwards’ hands in a good spot,” Holl says, “where they have more space to skate with it.”The smile on Leafs call-up Filip Kral’s face was still stretching his cheeks once the four-minute grill session from Toronto reporters subsided Friday inside the Kings visitors’ room.The six-foot-two Czech defender had just discovered that he will make his NHL debut Saturday alongside Mark Giordano. He was riding a high.
He knows how tenuous these 32 jobs can be and has been following the league closely during his time away to focus on family. Trotz even put a general date on when he might start sending out résumés. He’d be an upgrade in many markets, no doubt.
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