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Sheldon Keefe on Joe Thornton’s return: “With his skill set and the way he moves the puck, he complemented Matthews and Marner very well”

#Leafs lines at practice:

Thornton-Matthews-Marner
Hyman-Tavares-Nylander
Mikheyev-Kerfoot-Engvall
Vesey-Spezza-Sabourin

Rielly-Brodie
Muzzin-Holl
Dermott-Bogosian
Marincin-Lehtonen

Andersen
Hutchinson

SRS: Petan, Boyd, Barabanov

— Kristen Shilton (@kristen_shilton) February 14, 2021

In what ways do you expect the return of Joe Thornton, if he is indeed back tomorrow, to boost the lineup?

Keefe: It obviously adds to our depth with the way that his presence has a trickle-down effect throughout the lineup. That is going to help us positively there. In addition to that, his voice and his energy — all of those things that we haven’t had around.