Toronto Maple Leafs: 5 Players to Replace Kyle Clifford

TORONTO,ON - DECEMBER 19: Matt Martin #15 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates against the Carolina Hurricanes during an NHL game at the Air Canada Centre on December 19, 2017 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Hurricanes 8-1. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /

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TORONTO, ON – JANUARY 06: Pierre Engvall #47 of the Toronto Maple Leafs. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /

#2. Pierre Engvall

The most logical person to play fourth-line left-wing is Engvall. Although, he played centre during the post-season, his natural position is the wing.

Currently making $1.25M for the next two seasons, Engvall has been talked about in trade rumors, but I don’t see him going anywhere. With one goal in his last 25 regular season games, Engvall isn’t someone who is going to garner much trade return. Instead, the Leafs would be better suited keeping him and seeing what he can do next season.

During the qualifying series, the trio of Engvall, Kyle Clifford and Jason Spezza were the Leafs second best unit. Despite not scoring any goals, that line created many offensive chances and looked great together. We already know that Clifford will be gone and it’s quite possible that Spezza will be as well, so they’ll have to re-shape that entire fourth-line.

Engvall has shown flashes, but if he’s able to become a more consistent scorer, he would be a huge benefit to the Leafs roster.

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