Sheldon Keefe on John Tavares’ $5k slashing fine: “Sometimes [top] players have to take it into their own hands and stand up for themselves… For that reason, I have no problem with it”

Lines at Leafs practice

Kerfoot – Matthews – Marner
Bunting – Tavares – Nylander
Steeves – Lafferty – Jarnkrok
Aston-Reese – Kampf – Acciari
Simmonds

Rielly – Brodie
McCabe – Holl
Giordano – Liljegren
Gustafsson – Timmins

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— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) March 12, 2023

What have you liked about the three games in which you have run 11/7?

Keefe: I liked that it allows us to keep our defensemen involved — Gustafsson, in particular. You make the decisions when you bring these guys in that you need to keep them involved.