TORONTO, ON - DECEMBER 21: Mitchell Marner #16, Auston Matthews #34, and Morgan Rielly #44 of the Toronto Maple Leafs wait for play to resume against the Detroit Red Wings during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on December 21, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Red Wings 4-1. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
The structure of a professional hockey line-up hasn’t changed in 100 years, but is it time for the Toronto Maple Leafs to get creative and try something new?
In an article with The Toronto Star earlier week, Jack Han brought up an interesting idea that would see the Toronto Maple Leafs playing two forwards and three defenseman.