Does it really matter who will replace Mitch Marner on a line with Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies with the Maple Leafs this season? Why not ask Wayne Gretzky or Jari Kurri, who played eight seasons together with the dynastic Edmonton Oilers and never had a regular left winger? In that time, they played with whoever was available — Brett Callighen, Dave Lumley, Dave Semenko, Mike Krushelnyski, Mark Napier, Esa Tikkanen, Dave Hunter and Raimo Summanen. And I’m probably missing a few. They never stopped scoring, no matter who was on their left side. They never stopped producing, playing together for four Stanley Cup winning seasons in Edmonton. It was a little different with Bryan Trottier and Mike Bossy of the four-time Cup champion Islanders. They didn’t have a regular left w

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