Toronto Maple Leafs: All-Time Starting Line-Up

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TORONTO, CANADA – DECEMBER 4: Jean-Sebastien Giguere #35 and Tomas Kaberle (Photo by Abelimages / Getty Images) /

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

Defense: Borje Salming

The left-handed defenseman from Sweden was a staple on the Leafs blue-line from 1973-1989. In 1099 career games with the Leafs, Salming’s 620 assists is still the most in team history with no active player even close.

Salming’s career was not only respected by Leafs fans but by hockey’s elitist. In 1996, Salming was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame where his name will live forever as one of the best European defenseman to ever play the game.

Defense: Tomas Kaberle

Not only is Kaberle just a great human-being, he was one of the top defenseman to ever play in Toronto.

Kaberle was always a player you’d yell at your TV to shoot the puck, but he knew what he was doing on the blue-line. Kaberle would consistently have over 40 points each season, with his best season coming in 2005-06 with nine goals and 67 points.

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