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Toronto Maple Leafs: 5 Depth UFA Options Still Available

ByStephen Nixon|
BOSTON, MA - JUNE 24: Michael Frolik #67 of the Chicago Blackhawks hoists the Stanley Cup after defeating the Boston Bruins in Game Six of the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Final at TD Garden on June 24, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Boston Bruins 3-2. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - JUNE 24: Michael Frolik #67 of the Chicago Blackhawks hoists the Stanley Cup after defeating the Boston Bruins in Game Six of the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Final at TD Garden on June 24, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Boston Bruins 3-2. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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BOSTON, MA – JUNE 24: Michael Frolik #67 of the Chicago Blackhawks   (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

#4. Michael Frolik

Coming off a terrible season with the Calgary Flames and Buffalo Sabres, Frolik is now a UFA.

Frolik lived up to most of his four-year $21.5M contract he signed in 2015, but the last season was horrendous. In 57 games, he only scored six goals and had 14 points. It was terrible production for a player attached to a $4.3M cap-hit.

For $700K, the Toronto Maple Leafs got double the production out of Jason Spezza as they would have with Frolik last year. So, why should they take a chance on him?

Well, as a player who’s made over $33M in his career, taking a one-year league minimum deal could be a good way to get one more big contract in the NHL. Frolik doesn’t need the cash and could end up producing between 15-20 goals like he used to if he joined the Leafs.

Frolik played a part in the Chicago Blackhawks winning the Stanley Cup in 2012-13 and another player with championship experience is important to the Toronto Maple Leafs young core. Although the team has a veteran in Spezza, he’s never actually won. The only players to have actually won a cap are Zach Bogosian and Jake Muzzin, so another player like that never hurts.

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