Listed below is every Leaf (excluding obvious demotions like Nylander) who has played a minimum of one game at 4C since 2016-17: Ben Smith, Eric Fehr, Dominic Moore, Brian Boyle, Tomas Plekanec, Peter Holland and Frederik Gauthier.
That’s too many players. 7 different ones, in fact, having auditioned across a two-year span.
Gauthier is the lone remaining name heading into next season. And, after spectacularly flaming out in two separate auditions for the role, he’s unlikely to get another crack at it. For all the top-nine certainty the Leafs hold, their constant search for a solidified 4th line pivot is head scratching.