I think that could be a good thing for him. He has made a ton of nice plays but seems to try and do a little too much at times or create the perfect play.
The Reinhart-Horvat-McDavid line has been the best line by far in the pre-tourny and first couple games so hopefully Leier can fit in and keep it going.
This hopefully takes some pressure from McDavid and just allows him to play a simpler game doing the things that made him successful.
I would expect he replaces Leier on the PP and gets a couple of shifts a period with the Horvat and Drouin lines as well.
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