Maple Leafs scratch Nick Robertson again ahead of visit by Tampa Bay

Maple Leafs scratch Nick Robertson again ahead of visit by Tampa Bay

A week of home games begins with a tweak of the Maple Leafs starting lineup.

Before Toronto hosted the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night at Scotiabank Arena, coach Craig Berube said he was pulling winger Nick Robertson and defenceman Philippe Myers for Calle Jarnkrok and Dakota Mermis, respectively.

Berube doesn’t like breaking up winning combinations, but when the club’s three-game streak ended in a shootout Saturday against the Canadiens, it highlighted three games without a point for Robertson and reduced ice time.

Berube said Jarnkrok’s reactivation had much to do with his penalty-killing acumen against a strong Lightning power play that will have Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point back, and that Jarnkrok is effective in

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