James Mirtle of The Athletic: The recently formed Toronto Maple Leafs third line of Ilya Mikheyev–Alexander Kerfoot–Pierre Engvall has shown some good chemistry together.
Trevor Moore is close to returning and it may not be easy to crack the top-nine. Then there is Andreas Johnsson, who will create some tough decisions for management when he returns.
Dmytro Timashov, Trevor Moore and Frederik Gauthier all require waivers and would likely get claimed.
If the Leafs keep the Mikheyev-Kerfoot-Engvall third line, one of Johnsson or Kasperi Kapanen would be on the fourth – not ideal at their salary.