Toronto Maple Leafs: All-Time Starting Line-Up

Toronto Maple Leafs All-Time Starting Line-Up: Forwards

Center: Auston Matthews

The Leafs have been blessed with a number of great centers over the years, but Auston Matthews is the best one in Leafs history. 40, 37, 34 and 47 are his goal totals in four years with the Leafs.

Matthews was going to become the fourth ever player to score 50 goals with the Leafs if the season continued, and it was possible he would break Rick Vaive’s record of 54 in a single season. With another four years left on his contract, Matthews is on pace to have his #34 retired when he’s finished playing.

Left Wing: Wendel Clark

Another former 1st overall pick leads the Toronto Maple Leafs all-time list as the team’s starting left-winger. Although a back-injury somewhat limited his ability, he was a force to be reckon with every night.

Clark’s 1993-94 season is one of the best seasons in Leafs history with 46 goals and 76 points in only 64 games. He also added 115 penalty minutes en route to a long playoff run. Clark could hit, fight and score, which made him a tremendous leader and one of the best to ever play in Toronto.

Right Wing: George Armstrong

Spanning four different decades, Armstrong played 1188 games in Toronto which is the most in team history. As the team captain for 13 seasons, Armstrong played in seven all-star games and won four Stanley Cups with the Leafs.

You could argue that there are a few more skillful right-wingers in Leafs history, but Armstrong’s leadership and winning pedigree makes him a lock for the all-time starting line-up.