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Grading Kyle Dubas and the Toronto Maple Leafs’ free agency
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By Nick Barden
Oct 28, 2020, 11:00 EDTUpdated: Oct 27, 2020, 20:37 EDT
The Toronto Maple Leafs did, well, a lot this free agency. Kyle Dubas filled in the holes in the roster with good, serviceable players. Old and young, the Toronto Maple Leafs are definitely a tougher team to play against.
With the additions of @T.J. Brodie, @Joe Thornton, @Joey Anderson, @Jimmy Vesey and @Zach Bogosian; the Maple Leafs are touted to be one of the top teams in the NHL. But how good was Dubas’ free agency?
Well, here are the grades that I, and some of Leafs Twitter have given him:
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Toronto Maple LeafsTeam Cap Summary
Cap Summary
2026-27
2027-28
Projected Cap Hit
$106,752,382
$106,752,382
Projected Cap Space
-$2,752,382
$6,747,618
Current Cap Space
-$2,752,382
$6,747,618
Active Players
23/23
24/23
Draft Picks
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'26
'27
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