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Maple Leafs: Six Story Lines to Keep An Eye on This Season

By Eduardo Razo

Jun 24, 2016; Buffalo, NY, USA; Auston Matthews puts on a team jersey after being selected as the number one overall draft pick by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round of the 2016 NHL Draft at the First Niagra Center. Mandatory Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 24, 2016; Buffalo, NY, USA; Auston Matthews puts on a team jersey after being selected as the number one overall draft pick by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round of the 2016 NHL Draft at the First Niagra Center. Mandatory Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 2, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs center William Nylander (39) skates away after assisting on a goal scored by center Colin Greening (38) in the second period against the Detroit Red Wings at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports /

Rookies, lots and lots of rookies

Okay, not lots and lots of rookies, but the Maple Leafs will start the season with quite a few of them and there is no doubt that there will be even more as the season goes along, so it’s safe to say the team will be really young this season.

Now back to the start of the season, the outlook seems to show at least six rookies (Mitch Marner, Auston Matthews, William Nylander, Nikita Soshnikov, Zach Hyman, and Connor Brown) will start with the Maple Leafs when they drop the puck in October.

There was a point last season in which the centres were Nazem Kadri, Nick Spaling, Mark Arcabello, and Byron Froese. Yeah, glad those days are in the rear view mirror and having some these rookies start with the Maple Leafs gives the fans a sense of excitement which wasn’t there for the most part of last season.

Also, after enduring the pain last season and being patient with the team, the fans deserve to finally see some light as the rebuild continues.

Not to mention, it’s been a long time that the team has this many skilled rookies looking to make the leap, like it is still weird to see the elite talent that this team is starting to assemble and this fan base should be excited.

Next: The Curious Case Of Mitch Marner

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