Matthew Tkachuk is the exact player that the Toronto Maple Leafs are missing.
Imagine a Toronto Maple Leafs first line of Matthew Tkachuk, Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner? That would be the perfect combination of size and skill and they would be the most dominant line in the NHL.
Although it was a long time ago in junior, Tkachuk and Marner have a history together of putting up points and winning. Both players were members of the 2016 Memorial Cup winning London Knights and were one of the main reasons why they succeeded.
In 18 playoff games, Marner had 18 goals and 44 points, while Tkachuk had 18 goals and 40 points (stats: hockeydb.