The Toronto Maple Leafs have a lot of UFAs. That was the undercurrent of the cap calculation that shows both a lot of offseason cap space and a lot of open jobs on the extended roster.
European leagues are already deep into their signings and roster construction for next season, with the KHL set to start training camp in August, that all happens on a dramatically different schedule to North America. Free agency opens on July 27 this year.
Unrestricted Free Agents
There are no career AHLers on the Leafs roster who are expiring. The Leafs have not signed many players of that nature, and successfully convinced the ones they do want to take AHL deals by offering them big AHL deals.