Toronto Revision: Next Years' Maple Leafs

ies. We will need to add in about 7 forwards (1 centre, 3 left wings, 3 right wings), 3 defencemen, and 1 goalie for which we go to the free agent list.

Daymond Langkow should be our ideal centre for our first line. He should receive a $3.7 million deal for 2 years.

Vaclav Prospal is just a guy who puts up points and scores and he’s fairly consistent with his scoring. He should get a $2.5 for a year with a chance to deal him at the deadline and get valuable assets.

Paul Gaustad is a decent point producer and he is a great role player. He should get a $900,000 deal for 2 years.

Kristian Huselius is another consistent scorer and he’s not a defensive liability for a winger. He should get a $2.85 for 2 years.

John Michael Liles is a great defencemen and he plays hard when it counts but he will get a raise. He should get $2.25 for 2 or 3 years.

With this, the Leafs are up to $44 million on the cap for next season. The rest of the roster must be filled through the draft and the Marlies.

Should Kulemin come to the NHL next season, he hits the Leafs for about $1.4 million for a total of $45.4 million. With only about 5 more spots to fill with either entry level or minimal dollar contracts, the Leafs should be looking at $47.5 million against the cap and $6 million of space.

Here’s what I think the Leafs should do in the draft:

As of right now, the Leafs are in 7th last place. They should be getting between a 3rd to 9th pick. I’ll go with them having the 7th pick. (These draft positions are rough estimates.)

1st round 7th overall - Cody Hodgson should selected with this pick. He’s a smart and skilled player with a mind for the net and accountable defensively.

2nd round pick 37th overall - gone to Phoenix for Yanic Perreault.

2nd round 26th overall - from Pittsburgh, get a defensive minded forward

3rd round 67th overall -  get a European defencemen hope for great scouting

Here’s a brief picture of what our depth charts would look like:

Forwards:

Huselius - Langkow - Antropov

Prospal - Steen (A) - Tucker

Tlusty - Stajan (C) - Ponikarovsky

Moore - Devereaux - Gaustad

Defense

Liles - Kaberle (A)

White - McCabe

Stralman - Kronwall

Goaltenders

Toskala - Pogge and Clemmensen switching it up as back-ups.

Come on, tell me you don’t feel that??

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