Craig Berube Reveals the Two Candidates to Replace Mitch Marner on the First Line
With Mitch Marner gone, Auston Matthews needs someone new to play with on the first line, and Craig Berube recently revealed the top candidates for the job.
The story of the offseason for the Toronto Maple Leafs has been none other than Mitch Marner and his decision to leave Toronto for the Las Vegas Golden Knights.
Overall, it was a decision that a lot of Maple Leafs fans saw coming, and you can add the organization itself to the list of those who predicted this fate.
Having said that, this has created a conundrum for head coach Craig Berube, who must now figure out who will replace the forward on the first line with Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies.
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Today is the start of training camp, and before taking his players out onto the ice, Berube was asked about whether or not he has come up with a replacement for the top line's right wing spot.
It was here that the head coach confirmed that Max Domi and Matias Maccelli are the two frontrunners for the position.
Craig Berube tells reporters that Maccelli and Domi (day to day, lower body) are contenders to start with Matthews and Knies.
We will likely see both forwards get the opportunity to play on the top line this season, although there are no guarantees when it comes to what is actually going to happen.
If anything, Domi will likely start the season up top with Matthews, while Maccelli will try to get his bearings with the likes of John Tavares and William Nylander.
No matter what, Domi and Maccelli are two players that we are eager to watch this season as they are both looking to bounce back from tough campaigns.
Whether or not either player has that return to form, still remains to be seen.
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