For the past few years, Mitch Marner has been a major part of the Toronto Maple Leafs penalty kill.
Now it seems the Toronto Maple Leafs are going to try Auston Matthews on the PK as well.
In the mentality of some coaches, they try to avoid using their star players whenever playing shorthanded, with the fear that they could potentially get hurt trying to block shots. However, time and time again, it has been proven that star players can still get the job done safely and effectively, along with an added offensive boost as well.