Whether they take a step forward or not, you can say this much about the 2019-20 Maple Leafs: They’re going to be different.



Four different forward lines – with as many as three different centres (if you include the extra skaters) – and likely at least three new defencemen.



By my count, as many as 12 players could be on Toronto’s opening-night roster who weren’t regulars (more than 25 regular-season games played) last season. Incredibly, that’s 55 percent of their lineup, at least until Zach Hyman and Travis Dermott return from their significant offseason surgeries.



Mr. Dubas has been busy, reimagining this team and getting them under the cap.



What follows is an in-depth look at the Leafs projected lineup come Oct. 2 against the Ottawa Senators, who will have an awful lot of familiar faces in their lineup after adding Ron Hainsey, Nikita Zaitsev, Connor Brown and Tyler Ennis. I’m assuming that Mitch Marner...