Can the Maple Leafs forge a path forward with their current core?

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Are the Core Four capable of carrying the Leafs to contention?

Considering the group's underperformance in a number of playoff runs, that sentiment is understandable. If you're going to allocate approximately 50% of your salary cap to just four players, they need to perform at an extremely high level to justify that investment.

To really examine the way forward, Toronto needs to answer two questions. The first is whether moving any of them genuinely With Matthews, it's pretty easy. You can count the players in the NHL better than the centre on one hand, and you're not getting one of them in a trade. If Toronto moves its franchise centre, the team will get worse — especially with Tavares ill-equipped to serve as a top centre as he gets deeper into his thirties.

 

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