Digging Deep into the 46 Players the Toronto Maple Leafs Signed This Week

CALGARY, AB - MARCH 2: Nick Shore #25 of the Calgary Flames skates against the New York Rangers during an NHL game on March 2, 2018 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Gerry Thomas/NHLI via Getty Images)
CALGARY, AB - MARCH 2: Nick Shore #25 of the Calgary Flames skates against the New York Rangers during an NHL game on March 2, 2018 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Gerry Thomas/NHLI via Getty Images)
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ANAHEIM, CA – NOVEMBER 16: Anaheim Ducks center Kalle Kossila (83) on the ice before a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs played on November 16, 2018 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA. (Photo by John Cordes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CA – NOVEMBER 16: Anaheim Ducks center Kalle Kossila (83) on the ice before a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs played on November 16, 2018 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA. (Photo by John Cordes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Kalle Kossila

26, undrafted and  undersized, Kossila has played briefly in the NHL, and has a point-per-game season to his name in the AHL.

He and Kenny Agostino are the only players out of the seven signed on Wednesday that the Toronto Maple Leafs gave two years to.

He’ll make 700K and almost certainly start with the Marlies.

He is a decent enough depth option, but stands little chance of making the jam packed Toronto Maple Leafs.

The depth of the Leafs is preposterous at this point, but Kossila is another player who seems to have defensive upside even if he’s not going to really score at the NHL level.

Should he be forced into the Leafs NHL lineup, he’ll probably be a perfectly find fourth line player.  I don’t think he has much upside at his age, but you never know when an anomaly will come along and surprise you.