Why there’s more to like about the new-look Maple Leafs, and the lineup questions that remain mapleleafshotstove.com

The analysis argues that Toronto’s trade of Matthew Knies, Emil Andrae and a second-round pick for Kirill Marchenko was a costly bet that Marchenko can be a more impactful winger and give the Leafs another line driver. It questions Knies’s five-on-five production and says Toronto’s new roster looks more promising, but its forward-line combinations, need for a younger defenseman and reliance on several injury-prone players remain concerns.