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The Most Surprising Players at the Toronto Maple Leafs Training Camp

By Mark VanderLugt

TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 25: Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Rasmus Sandin (38) reacts during warm-up before the NHL Preseason game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs on September 25, 2019, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON, Canada. (Photo by Julian Avram/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 25: Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Rasmus Sandin (38) reacts during warm-up before the NHL Preseason game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs on September 25, 2019, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON, Canada. (Photo by Julian Avram/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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MONTREAL, QC – SEPTEMBER 23: Toronto Maple Leafs center Matt Read (12) waits for a faceoff during the Toronto Maple Leafs versus the Montreal Canadiens preseason game on September 23, 2019, at Bell Centre in Montreal, QC (Photo by David Kirouac/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
MONTREAL, QC – SEPTEMBER 23: Toronto Maple Leafs center Matt Read (12) waits for a faceoff during the Toronto Maple Leafs versus the Montreal Canadiens preseason game on September 23, 2019, at Bell Centre in Montreal, QC (Photo by David Kirouac/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Over the course of the summer, Dubas was tasked with bringing a new look to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

That new look entailed Dubas performing fiscal gymnastics with the Toronto Maple Leafs salary cap structure.

Team cap expert Brandon Pridham made his bones, finding new ways for the Leafs to prepare themselves for any financial hardships that came their way. When trying to make a Stanley cup contending team, the most dire ingredient for it, is cap space.

Coming into this brand new season of 2019-20, Toronto has had to cut ties with several over paid players, and even fan favorites like Nazem Kadri. Filling in for the departures are- Tyson Barrie,  Alexander Kerfoot, Ilya Mikheyev, Cody Ceci, and potentially Rasmus Sandin. Looking at these additions, there was a clear motive behind these players: fast, mobile and skilled.

As for what this years training camp looks like, there are several players that have stood out.

When assessing players in training camp, there are a number of variables to keep an eye on:

Experience, age, position, opportunity, skill set and developmental history. Let’s remove the superstars on the Leafs for a minute, we know what they can do on the ice, there are no questions with them.

As for the players on the bubble, there obviously tends to be more questions regarding what they exactly mean to the Leafs. Who is Trevor Moore, who is Cody Ceci, who is Ilya Mikheyev? I am here to answer these questions.

Here are my top 5 prime standouts

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