"After choosing his hometown team when no other big-name UFA would, Tavares has had a spectacular career with the Leafs. Sure, it hasn't translated past the second round but he took a pay-cut (twice) and passed his captaincy over to Auston Matthews with grace. Despite sitting second on the team in goals scored, it's once again time for Tavares to take a step back and accept a third-line role."
"He's a perfect third-line winger with speed, size and skill that can be a difference-maker in your depth. He's not a top-line player you should rely upon and is benefiting stritctly because he's playing with Matthews, similarily like Domi. McMann can be the equivilant of someone like Patric Hornqvist during the Pittsburgh Penguins' Stanley Cup run on a contender, but not in Toronto right now."
John Tavares should transition to a third-line role to improve the Maple Leafs' lineup depth. Tavares remains a strong goal scorer but has lost speed and is not the player he once was. The roster presently has roughly three top-six forwards and nine bottom-six forwards. Auston Matthews, William Nylander and Matthew Knies function as top-six players. Max Domi, Bobby McMann, Nick Robertson, Nic Roy, Matias Maccelli, Scott Laughton, Calle Jankrok and Steven Lorentz occupy bottom-six roles. Bobby McMann fits a third-line winger profile with speed, size and skill and resembles Patric Hornqvist as a depth scorer suited to playing against weaker defenders.
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