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Why Matias Maccelli needs to start season on Matthews's wing for the Leafs

Fansided | August 23, 2025

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Toronto Maple Leafs newcomer Matias Maccelli will have to earn his spot in the team's lineup his upcoming season.

Matias Maccelli will need to impress the Maple Leafs that he's the right man for the team's top line. | Ellen Schmidt/GettyImages

The Toronto Maple Leafs traded for Matias Maccelli, hoping he could inject some much-needed punch into the team’s post-Marner lineup.

No one realistically believes that Maccelli could be a replacement for Marner. Unless Maccelli were a proven 100-point scorer, there’s no comparison there.

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