Top 3 Players the Toronto Maple Leafs Should NOT Re-Sign

TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 7: Cody Ceci #83 of the Toronto Maple Leafs chats with teammate Jason Spezza #19 during warm-up prior to action against the St. Louis Blues in an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on October 7, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blues defeated the Maple Leafs 3-2. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /

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TORONTO, ON – OCTOBER 7: Cody Ceci #83 of the Toronto Maple Leafs chats with teammate Jason Spezza (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /

After a four-month layoff, the Toronto Maple Leafs gave their fans one week of excitement before ultimately losing in the qualifying series.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are still a really good hockey team.

They may have lost to the Columbus Blue Jackets in five games but it doesn’t mean they should change the entire roster.

The Leafs offense had chance after chance to score on the Blue Jackets goaltenders but they couldn’t capitalize.

How does a big-four worth $40 million go two games without scoring one single goal?

Well, as much as I hate to say this, it was just unlucky.

If you play that series 100 times over, the Leafs are winning it 90 percent of the time.

Regardless of how it unfolded, there were a few players that disappointed and didn’t help the Leafs chances at winning.

With eight pending unrestricted free agents (UFA) or restricted free agents (RFA) the Leafs will have to make a few big decisions about who to keep and who should walk.

Here are three players the the Toronto Maple Leafs should not re-sign.

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