Auston Matthews Makes His Thoughts Clear on Max Domi Replacing Mitch Marner
Auston Matthews lost his top winger this season when Mitch Marner departed, and now he's officially endorsed Max Domi to replace No. 16.
The biggest hockey story in Toronto this off-season was Mitch Marner departing the Maple Leafs for the Vegas Golden Knights, and as a result, it's created a major hole on the teams top line.
Matthew Knies and captain Auston Matthews are both locked in already, but now, the team need to find a right winger to fill a crucial spot on what was one of the best lines in the NHL a season ago.
Auston Matthews Endorses Max Domi Role on Maple Leafs' First Line
While the team brought in Mattias Macelli and others that could compete for that spot, they're turning to a familiar face in Max Domi, who Craig Berube wants to be a dog on the top line.
We need him to be a bulldog.
When asked about Domi in the role, No. 34 was thrilled with the veteran taking up Marner's role, Matthews called out Domi's patience and the balance he'll bring to that spot.
"He's really patient with the puck. He's really good at drawing guys in and finding lanes. He can pass on his forehand, he can pass on his backhand, and he's really strong on the puck. He wins battles, and he's able to find areas.
My experience playing with him, I just try to support him and get open, and I have to be ready at all times because the puck can come whenever. He's a really easy player to play with. He's got a great brain and is super smart out there, and he's a great, great passer."
My experience playing with him, I just try to support him and get open, and I have to be ready at all times because the puck can come whenever. He's a really easy player to play with. He's got a great brain and is super smart out there, and he's a great, great passer."
Only time will now tell if Domi can be as good in the role as Marner was last season when he tallied his first 100 point campaign, but with Knies and Matthews hoping to take their game to another level, it appears Domi will fill a different role alongside them, and it's a change that could work.
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