The salary cap was thought to be the barrier that the Toronto Maple Leafs couldn’t overcome, but GM Kyle Dubas all but blew that barrier into smithereens.
By unloading Marleau, Brown and Zatisev, and taking
a pass on Ron Hainsey, the Leafs GM cleared over $15 million from the books. (Cap infor from capfriendly.com).
But to supplement the Leafs insane roster of elite players, Kyle Dubas as smartly stocked the team with a bevy of players who cost a million or less..
It is clear that he is operating the Leafs on the Studs and Duds cap-philosophy (pay your potential first-liners and sign everyone else on the cheap).