After next year the Toronto Maple Leafs will have a better idea what the majority of their core will look like as they start to move closer to the competitive years. They’ll have had a season long look at some younger players, some of which we’ve already seen teasers of this year.
All of those young players are suiting up for the Toronto Marlies Calder Cup run right now and I’d bet the next captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs is among them.
The case could be made for current Toronto Maple Leafs defender Morgan Rielly, but that’s about it for the players on the big club.