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Leafs' offseason additions the depth needed to rewrite playoff disappointment

The Maple Leafs made headlines for signed goaltender Matt Murray but general manager Kyle Dubas' main focus has been on filling out the bottom six, with a focus on forechecking, speed and scoring.

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TICTACTOMAR: Hey, everyone. Welcome back to another episode of "In the Mentions." I'm TicTacTOmar. And have you noticed the theme that the Leafs have kind of been going with as free agencies opened up? Kind of our perspective has changed a bit.

You know, it started off with the Matt Murray trade, but then slowly, Kyle Dubas has been adding more players here and there to kind of fill out the bottom sticks, and it seems as if that's what the goal is, to make the bottom sticks faster, you know, stronger, you know, better on the floor check, and also more skilled.