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Toronto Maple Leafs Top 12 Forwards of the Decade

By Stephen Nixon

TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 15: Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews #34 looks on against the Minnesota Wild during the second period at the Scotiabank Arena on October 15, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Kevin Sousa/NHLI via Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 15: Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews #34 looks on against the Minnesota Wild during the second period at the Scotiabank Arena on October 15, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Kevin Sousa/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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TORONTO, CANADA - NOVEMBER 18:Nikolai Kulemin #41 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates up the ice during game action against the New Jersey Devils at the Air Canada Centre November 18, 2010 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Abelimages / Getty Images)
TORONTO, CANADA – NOVEMBER 18:Nikolai Kulemin #41 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates up the ice during game action against the New Jersey Devils at the Air Canada Centre November 18, 2010 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Abelimages / Getty Images) /

Toronto Maple Leafs All-Decade Fourth Line

Nikolay Kulemin 

If you battled through the early decade years, you’re a Leaf fan for life, and you’d remember that 2010-11 magical season for Kuelmin.

He scored 30 goals that season and is 12th in Leafs total points scored for the decade.

Kulemin was a defensive force, and one of the most underrated Leafs of all-time.

Kulemin Totals: 84 Goals, 111 Assists, 195 Points (421 Career Leafs Games)

Tyler Bozak

Bozak only scored 20 goals once in his career with the Leafs, but he became a consistent player that could be relied upon.

Maybe he never should have been Phil Kessel’s centre, and maybe if they had a #1 centre during that time things would have worked out differently.  Still, there’s no denying that Bozak was a solid player for the Leafs.

Signed as an undrafted free-agent, Bozak was the team’s longest serving member by the time the Leafs opted to let him walk in free-agency, having played 594 games in Toronto.

Bozak may not have been a star, but he was definitely a fan-favourite.

Bozak Totals: 136 Goals, 229 Assists, 365 Points (594 Career Leafs Games)

Clarke MacArthur

With back-to-back 20 goal seasons, MacArthur was one of the bright spots in the early part of the decade, but unfortunately concussion  problems and a terrible general manager limited his time in Toronto.

MacArthur Totals: 49 Goals, 76 Assists, 125 Points (195 Career Leafs Games)

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All in all, it’s impressive given the lack of team success just how good this list of best-of-the-decade forwards is.  Did we miss anyone? Don’t like our ordering? Let us know below.

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