3 Moves the Toronto Maple Leafs Need to Make for Next Season

TORONTO, ONTARIO - AUGUST 06: Kyle Clifford #73 and Jason Spezza #19 of the Toronto Maple Leafs collide with Joonas Korpisalo #70 of the Columbus Blue Jackets during the first period in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Qualification Round prior to the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on August 06, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/Freestyle Photo/Getty Images) /

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Frederik Andersen #31 of the Toronto Maple Leafs (Photo by Andre Ringuette/Freestyle Photo/Getty Images) /

In order to give themselves a shot at next year’s Stanley Cup, the Toronto Maple Leafs will need to make a few important moves this off-season.

No matter how you look at it, the Toronto Maple Leafs had a disappointing season. From Mike Babcock’s early season struggles to the unlikely loss to the Blue Jackets in the play-in round of the Playoffs, the Leafs did not get the results they were looking for.

Every team lived through the same adversities and Toronto should have had an advantage playing in their home arena. You would think that the familiarity of playing at Scotiabank Arena for the qualifying series would help make things easier, but instead, the Leafs were sent packing in five games, due to one of the best goaltending performances the NHL has seen in recent years.

The Leafs are closer to being a contender than a pretender, but there are a few more things they need to do this off-season in order to get there. Here are three moves the Leafs must do before the start of the 2020-21 season.

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