This is all well and good.
Sure, fans will catch the first glimpse of a blue and white clad John Tavares in full, glorious action. Sure, they’ll witness the initial returns of a Tavares-Mitch Marner partnership appearing destined for a lucrative future. And sure, they’ll even be front and centre to experience the most underrated prospect in the entire Leafs’ system, Trevor Moore.
But, does any of that truly matter? Not after today.
#Leafs lines at morning skate (vs. Ottawa tonight):
Hyman-Tavares-Marner
Leivo-Kadri-Brown
Grundstrom-Cracknell-Moore
Timashov-Mueller-ClarkRielly-Hainsey
Dermott-Ozhiganov
Borgman-Holl
Nielsen-SubbanMcElhinney
Sparks— Kristen Shilton (@kristen_shilton) September 18, 2018
Alas, one name is noticeably absent from the list above.