With an $81.5-million salary cap that isn’t going anywhere for at least two seasons, GM Kyle Dubas suggested the real roster pain for the MapleLeafs could be delayed until the 2021 off-season. (via lukefoxjukebox)
) might be expended the way Nazem Kadri or Connor Brown was last off-season, Dubas is not threatening to break up the Fab Four if they can’t shoot their way past Columbus in August’s best-of-five qualification round.
“The players have an expectation — and we have an expectation — that we’re going to be competitive and that we’re, of course, trying to contend to win the Stanley Cup. • Peterborough Petes standout Nick Robertson, 18, has been training with the Maple Leafs throughout Phase 2 and will be given “every shot” to make his NHL debut in 2019-20. “If he can force his way into the mix and onto the roster, that’d be great,” Dubas said. “There’s going to be a degree of latitude given to the players that have proven they can contribute to our team and be pieces that can help our team win and they have in the past.
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