Kevin McGran of the Toronto Star: The Maple Leafs have [16] forwards under contract next year, not including RFA Connor Brown, injured Joffrey Lupul and Nathan Horton, and youngsters Kasperi Kapanen and Miro Aaltonen.
In a phone interview on Monday, coach Mike Babcock brought up Tyler Bozak, Nazem Kadri, James van Riemsdyk and Leo Komarov.
“They’re real good players,” the coach said. “And two of them or . . . any way you look at it, we can’t all be on the team as we move ahead.