MILTON, Ont. — Before the Toronto Maple Leafs take to the ice Thursday morning for Day 1 of training camp, head coach Craig Berube may wish to dangle a giant carrot from the roof of the Ford Performance Centre.

One of the most coveted jobs in the sport is now available: right wing on a deadly top line with all-world centre Auston Matthews and stud left wing Matthew Knies.

Oh, and the runner-up prize — joining John Tavares and William Nylander on Line 2 — isn’t too shabby either.

How have those top-six openings impacted the motivation of new Leaf Matias Maccelli?

“It’s probably the highest it’s ever been, coming here. I mean, what’s a better place to play?” Maccelli said Monday, before teeing it up at Rattlesnake Point Golf Club for the Leafs & Legends Charity Golf Classic.

“First of a

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