Is the “Core Four” no more?

Mitch Marner has gone out the door.

Maybe to some the moniker is a bore.

But the nickname was really top drawer.

After all, John Tavares remains in store.

Auston Matthews , William Nylander still score.

Matthews and Matt Knies have a nice rapport.

So maybe Knies becomes part of the lore.

I’m not sure anything like it has been done before.

I don’t think Leafs fans could ask for more.

No, I’ll say it now, the “Core Four”

Has not gone the way of the dinosaur.

I’m a poet and didn’t even know it! We’ll see if the nickname sticks around. Maybe you’ve got a better rhyme. Or better questions. As always, if you have a question, email me at askkevinmgran@gmail.com and I’ll answer in the next Leafs Mailbag. Hockey Opinion

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