Mitch Marner to John Tavares to tie the game. Auston Matthews to William Nylander to win it. Need I say more? How about Nylander to Matthews and Tavares to Marner in the game before that? All I’m saying is the Toronto Maple Leafs currently have a good thing going on and it would probably be a really good idea to roll with this fresh, new car smell top six construction for a little while.
In last night’s game we saw Sheldon Keefe try really hard to put Matthews and Marner together, like they were most of the last two seasons, but when it came to crunch time and the team needed a goal, it was always Nylander that worked best with Matthews.