Leafs Notebook: Lack of offense from the defense, William Nylander’s power-play double shifts, point-shot goals against, Matthew Knies’ dip, the fourth line & more

Let’s jump right into it this week with an extended notes edition of the Leafs Notebook.

Notes

– When the Leafs hired Craig Berube and Lane Lambert over the summer, I was really curious about the implications for the fourth line and bottom six in general. It was generally an afterthought under Sheldon Keefe; during his tenure, I can’t say the team had a fourth line of consequence at any point. Lambert was an assistant with the Islanders when they ran their famous “identity line,” which was used as an energy and checking unit.