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Maccelli Gets First Look on Maple Leafs’ Top Line as Domi Sidelined Day-to-Day

Craig Berube is using early camp to evaluate a playmaking complement for Auston Matthews after Mitch Marner’s exit.

Overview

  • General manager Brad Treliving said Max Domi has a lower-body injury and is considered day-to-day, with full practice initially unlikely.
  • Head coach Craig Berube identified Domi and Matias Maccelli as the primary options to fill the right wing next to Matthews and Matthew Knies.
  • With Domi unavailable, Maccelli opened camp skating alongside Matthews and Knies and emphasized building chemistry in his first on-ice audition.
  • Berube urged Domi to shoot more and adjust his mindset when playing with elite linemates despite acknowledging their past chemistry.
  • TheLeafsNation notes Maccelli’s playmaking profile and prior 57-point season, contrasting last year’s dip, as Toronto experiments with combinations through camp.