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Toronto Maple Leafs Top Off-Season Wish List: 5 Players to Target

By James Tanner

Nov 27, 2015; Dallas, TX, USA; Vancouver Canucks defenseman Chris Tanev (8) skates against the Dallas Stars during the game at the American Airlines Center. The Stars defeat the Canucks 3-2 in the overtime shootout. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 27, 2015; Dallas, TX, USA; Vancouver Canucks defenseman Chris Tanev (8) skates against the Dallas Stars during the game at the American Airlines Center. The Stars defeat the Canucks 3-2 in the overtime shootout. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Toronto Maple Leafs are off for the Summer.

That can mean only one thing: Endless speculation about who they should target to improve their team.  While past off-seasons have made this process incredibly depressing, the teams recent success has turned it into one of the funnest activities around.

The Toronto Maple Leafs aren’t a perfect team, but they’re getting close.  Matthews, Marner, Nylander and Rielly make up the long-term core of the team.   Kadri, Reilly, van Riemsdyk, Bozak, Komarov and Andersen make up the in-their-prime core.   Brown, Hymen, Kapanen, Zaitsev, Carrick and Leivo are the secondary young players, all with massive amounts of potential.

Together they make up one of the fastest, deepest teams in the NHL.  They also are among the youngest, and the they have among the most cap space.   Not only are the Leafs in great shape, but with Leivo, Kapenan and Leipsic all knocking at the door, they have a ton of options when it comes to shaping their roster for next season.

Package some young players.  Move a vet.  Make a big blockbuster.  Sign some UFAs…..who knows what will happen?  And when you don’t know, it’s fun to speculate.  So here is a list of players the Leafs should/ could / maybe/might want to target this summer.

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