MAPLE LEAFS
Michael Grabner - Nazem Kadri - Leo Komarov
Peter Holland - Mark Arcobello - PA Parenteau
Daniel Winnik - Nick Spaling - Brad Boyes
Colin Greening - Byron Froese - Rich Clune
Matt Hunwick - Morgan Rielly
Jake Gardiner - Roman Polak
Martin Marincin - Frank Corrado
Jonathan Bernier
James Reimer
According to NHL.com...
Wait... What?!!! Arcobello projects to be the second line centre? But whyyy? With Nick Spaling centring the second line, how can TOR fail?
NHL teams that have had first line calibre centres taking a back seat to other centres throughout NHL history have typically done quite well: From Fedorov to Forsberg to Brad Richards and Joe Nieuwendyk, all the way down to and Evgeni Malkin and Evgeni Kuznetsov, these secondary studs have combined to win multiple Conn Smythe awards and have played in an important role in helping their teams win Championships.
Spaling, the keen and underrated playmaker who has a whopping five assists this season, would almost certainly take a load off Kadri's shoulders because of the tough coverage he would draw, although because of his versatility and all-around greatness, he is likely to help the Maple Leafs in a checking capacity as well.
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