Can veteran defenceman Matt Hunwick do what no other Leafs defenceman before him has been able to do reliably and consistently?
Can Hunwick be the long-awaited partner for captain Dion Phaneuf on the Toronto blue line?
When the team arrived for practice on Monday at the MasterCard Centre, coach Mike Babcock had a new look for them.
For the opening of two on-ice sessions, a veteran group of 24 players hit the ice — one that looked suspiciously like a squad preparing for opening night next Wednesday against the Montreal Canadiens. Next up was the young guns group, with a handful of players still fighting for jobs before either being released or sent to the AHL Marlies, who on Monday began training camp across the hall on another MCC surface.