But the consensus among sources around the league seems to be that one player who fits that description and whom the Leafs like is winger Mikael Granlund,
who will become available if the 6-9-0 Predators continue to drop games.
Granlund was one of the NHL’s unrestricted free agents impacted by the flat cap, as he hung around unsigned well past the October opening of free agency. He ultimately didn’t get a contract until late December when he inked a one-year deal for $3.75 million to go back to a team where he had struggled mightily to produce.
One of the teams that showed plenty of interest along the way was the Leafs, but Dubas simply didn’t have enough cap space to make it happen.