With the departure of Mitch Marner this past offseason, the Toronto Maple Leafs and everyone in Leafs nation knew they had a huge hole to fill on their top line heading into the 2025-26 NHL season as a result. Various candidates from their current roster have been speculated to have a shot at the premium spot beside team captain Auston Matthews and budding star winger Matthew Knies.
We may now have a better idea of which player it could be as Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube recently revealed who the main contenders will be to replace Marner on the first line.