Max Domi

Craig Berube sends Maxi Domi a confusing message after healthy scratch.

Another bizarre series of lineup changes from Craig Berube.

Jonathan Larivee

Jonathan Larivee


The Toronto Maple Leafs have been a bit of a mess this season and these types of decisions from their head coach certainly aren't helping when it comes to the confusion.

On Saturday, Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube trotted out his players for warm ups ahead of a clash against former Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas and his Pittsburgh Penguins. During those warm ups many were quick to notice some significant lineup changes, including the bizarre decision to slot veteran forward Max Domi on the team's top line despite Domi having been made a healthy scratch the previous game due to his poor performances this season.

Additionally, Maple Leafs forward Nick Robertson has been demoted back down to the 4th line, no doubt a frustrating situation for a forward that has never been fully capable of carving out a consistent spot for himself in this team's lineup.

Here is a look at the full lineup:

Knies - Matthews - Domi

Cowan - Tavares - Nylander

Joshua - Roy - McMann

Lorentz - Laughton - Robertson

Rielly - Ekman-Larsson

McCabe - Stecher

Mermis - Myers

Hildeby

And here is a look at the Penguins lineup:

Hayes-Crosby-Rust

Novak-Malkin-Mantha

Heinen-Kindel-Koivunen

Koppanen-Lizotte-Dewar

Wotherspoon-Karlsson

Shea-Letang

Graves-Dumba

Silovs

What do you think of these latest lineup decisions from Craig Berube? Let me know your thoughts in the comments.

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