SUNRISE, FL - APRIL 19: Nikita Gusev #97 of the Florida Panthers skates during a break in action against the Columbus Blue Jackets at the BB&T Center on April 19, 2021 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)
The Toronto Maple Leafs are going to have the most interesting training camp in recent memory when the players hit the ice next month.
In recent years, the Toronto Maple Leafs roster hasn’t had many interesting camp battles, because as a contending team, their roster was more or less set.
Last year, they signed a bunch of players to league minimum deals, but due to the signing of a few legendary players, Covid Protocols, the Taxi Squad, waiver rules, and the uncertainty of the AHL Schedule, the team didn’t really have the kind of battles that you would expect from a roster filled with borderline players at the lower end.