Maple Leafs Rumors: Toronto Must Be More Aggressive in Pursuit of Upgrades

July 4th, 2014 by Chris Roling Leave a reply »

The ho-hum offseason for the mediocre Toronto Maple Leafs continues.

Fans were enthused after the franchise grabbed William Nylander at No. 8 overall in the 2014 draft, but free agency has been a serious exercise in patience. The fanbase suffered through a 38-36-8 campaign a year ago, only to watch teams around the league spend half a billion dollars on the opening day of free agency.

Yes, general manager Dave Nonis and his front office have made some moves, such as bringing back Troy Bodie and signing players such as Petri Kontiola and Mike Santorelli.

But dive deeper into the moves for a moment. Bodie was expected back after a one-year deal last offseason saw him go plus-six. Fine. Santorelli joins the team after shoulder surgery. Kontiola spent the last five years in the Kontinental Hockey League.

Lance Hornby of the Toronto Sun helps to put the overarching theme of the Leafs' offseason into perspective:



Not exactly the high-impact moves a franchise that wants to contend for a Stanley Cup makes, no?

So really, no ground gained or lost so far—and to be fair, the team ...

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