*Extremely Jay Leno Voice* Have you seen this? Have you heard about this?
Of course, you have. Toronto’s cap claustrophobia is nothing new. In fact, it’s likely the most suffocating narrative surrounding the team at the moment. And a valid one, too.
Much of the Leafs’ situation hinges on variables. Assuming that Kyle Dubas ultimately finds no willing suitors this summer upon whom he can thrust the cap hits of Nikita Zaitsev or Connor Brown, management will enter into the 2019-20 season with, quite literally, zero wiggle room.
That is obviously a less-than-ideal outcome, albeit not for the reasons one may think.