Overview

• Head coach Craig Berube said he is glad to move past the Core Four label after Mitch Marner’s sign-and-trade to Vegas brought Nicolas Roy to Toronto.
• Berube named Matias Maccelli and Max Domi as leading candidates for the right side with Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies, noting that chemistry will determine the fit.
• Domi is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, leaving early reps to other internal options as line auditions begin.
• Maccelli, acquired from the Utah Mammoth after a down year of 8 goals and 18 points in 55 games, said his motivation is the highest it has ever been.
• Auston Matthews called Marner a friend for life and said the team has moved on, expressing confidence in the new additions as camp gets underway.