The Toronto Maple Leafs are up against the salary cap but it shouldn’t mean they’re finished in free agency.
There are still plenty of great name’s left in free agency and as a result, the Toronto Maple Leafs should be actively looking to improve their roster.
If the regular season started tomorrow, would the Leafs be Stanley Cup contenders? Yes, they definitely would be, but the salary cap is worrisome and they have no goaltending depth.
The combination of Joseph Woll and Ilya Samsonov on paper seems like a logical choice.
Both goalies make a combined $4.3M, so that’s super cheap for NHL starting goaltending. However, neither player has played a full NHL workload and they’re both very inexperienced.
Obviously, we all know what Samsonov is capable of, but he still hasn’t played more than 44 games in a season, while Woll is practically a rookie.
He only has 11 NHL regular season games under his belt and despite looking great, a small sample size can hide his imperfections.
As for the rest of the roster, the offense is set, but it could change drastically if someone like William Nylander is traded. Although his contract is the best on the roster, his high demands for a big salary next season could kick him out the door.
With that potentially happening, the Toronto Maple Leafs could get creative by bringing in a veteran winger on a cheap salary who could put up great numbers at a cheap price.
Speaking of which, let’s talk about that forward now.