Sunday FTB: Fourth line reinforcements are coming for the Leafs

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty ImagesThe Leafs aren’t winning 90% of the games they play, and that has us fans angsty. The second line is getting outscored, and the fourth line full of our beloved veterans haven’t been so hot for a long while now.

We’ve been told for a while now that the Leafs have plans to try and revitalize the fourth line, at least — reinforcements coming from some of their top prospects in the NCAA. Specifically, Nick Abruzzese and Matthew Knies. They shed some contracts to make room for two more contracts under their 50 contract cap.

With Harvard being eliminated from the NCAA tournament on Friday, the Leafs made good on the first half of that rumour. They signed Nick…