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Spaced-Cowboy: Who do you expect to be the top 6 forward group for the Leafs come opening night or perhaps the deadline?

Let’s get the easy ones out of the way first. The top two centers will continue to be Auston Matthews and John Tavares . On the wing, William Nylander and Matthew Knies , fresh off a new deal this summer, are sure bets to play similar roles as they did last season.

But then it starts to get interesting. I’d pencil in Matias Maccelli for one of the remaining winger spots. It’s not that Toronto paid a high price to

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