But Toronto Maple Leafs forward MItch Marner might not be relegated to the second tier of Leafs superstars for much longer.
Expect Mitch Marner to breakout this season – bigtime.
The stars are aligning or Marner – he’s in his third year, he’s crazy talented, he gets to fly a bit under the radar because of who else is on his team, and now he’s going to get paired with John Tavares.
Oh, and because Matthews is going to force teams to put their best defenders on him, Marner should see way more second pairing defenceman than a player of his talent could ever dream of seeing.