Allocating a $3.85 million combined cap hit to Michael Bunting, Ondrej Kase, and Jack Campbell has allowed the Leafs to spend in other areas this season. Jason Spezza has also been providing them with great value for several seasons now. With Morgan Rielly set to earn a $2.5 million raise starting next season and Toronto’s goaltending soon becoming more expensive, adding players on bargain contracts will be more important than ever.
Even if the Leafs move out players such as Petr Mrazek and Nick Ritchie, they won’t have much cap space to work with this offseason.