The Toronto Maple Leafs enter the 2022-23 season desperate to progress beyond the first round of the playoffs, and this year’s roster should have a serious chance of achieving that. However, the two series felt completely different from the Leafs’ perspective. He is capable of playing at centre and will give the Leafs another player with decent enough face-off numbers to fill in where necessary. On paper, the Leafs’ third line might not feel overly different. Combined, the three aforementioned players scored 38 goals last season.

Source: The Nation September 19, 2022 01:15 UTC