Staying or Going, Part 2: Ryan O’Reilly, Michael Bunting, David Kampf, and Alex Kerfoot

Ryan O'Reilly, Toronto Maple LeafsAfter reviewing the first half of the Maple Leafs’ 2023 UFA class a few days ago, we’ve left a few of the biggest names for last.

In case you missed it, here is my first piece on pending UFAs Justin Holl, Luke Schenn, Noel Acciari, Zach Aston-Reese, and Erik Gustafsson.

Michael Bunting

Photo: Kim Klement-USA TODAY SportsThe other big-name forward UFA that the Leafs have on the roster is Michael Bunting. #58’s story in Toronto is well known, a two-year tenure that saw Bunting come slow out of the gate in the fall of 2021 before being elevated to the top line with Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews, which was then followed by his meteoric rise the remainder of the…