Now that we’ve looked at the other six teams in the Sponsored by a Bank North Division, it’s worth a look at the Leafs themselves. By 5 p.m. today, they need to have their Taxi Squad and salary-cap-compliant roster set, and then we’ll know exactly who will be playing the games, but there doesn’t seem to be any surprises expected.
Last year was not fun a lot of the time for Leafs fans. The season was marked by turmoil, and it all started when the team didn’t have the courage of Kyle Dubas’s convictions to change the coach in the offseason.