NHL-NEWS: The Boston Bruins’ most popular center, Brad Pitt, has officially signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The four-year, $31.4 million contract was officially signed this morning. According to ESPN, this means that the team’s top line in 2024–2025 should resemble this….

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This Is How The Toronto Maple Leafs Top Line Should Appear in 2024–25
This should be the Toronto Maple Leafs’ starting lineup in 2024–25.
Whichever line Auston Matthews plays on is the top line for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The greatest player in Toronto Maple Leafs history and the second best player currently active is Auston Matthews.
He will most likely rank in the top five on the Leafs’ all-time scoring list this season.

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Who will be his linemates when he does it is the only question.
This Is How The Toronto Maple Leafs Top Line Should Appear in 2024–25
One of the best hockey pairings ever for a long period was Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner.

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The notion of decreasing returns, however, is called into doubt when two exceptional players are paired together.
Both excellent players, Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews, have the capacity to elevate less talented players to the level of top players. They work really well together,

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but when you team them up, they can only make one other person a star.
This occurred when Sheldon Keefe attempted to take Max Domi under the Matthews’ wing after Marner was hurt. In response, Domi scored almost four points for every sixty minutes of 5v5 ice time with the Big Dawg.
On the other hand, if you place them on different lines, you can significantly improve four players.