Before you go shopping, you need to know what you’re looking for (a LW) and you need to know what you have to spend. If you’re buying something big, you also need room in your house for it. Here’s where the Leafs stand on those things:
Room
Cap space room for the Leafs has been covered, but there’s less mystery now. No one acts like they believe Jake Muzzin can return, so the Leafs will be using LTIR all season. New players are dollar for dollar out of whatever LTIR pool exists.
Right now, with a roster of 23, that pool is at $1.