No large moves have been made, but make no mistake, this is a different team than last year's.
A lot of people were advocating the removal of big names, but without Phaneuf/Kessel, this is a lottery team.
Instead, the Leafs identified a core of regulars they wanted to keep (F: Kessel, JVR, Bozak, Kadri, Lupul / D: Phaneuf, Rielly, Gardiner / G: Bernier) and had to keep (F: Clarkson) and let the rest walk.
The bottom six has gone from:
Raymond - Bolland - Kulemin
Bodie - McClement - Orr
To (barring any further moves):
Komarov - Kontiola - Frattin
Leivo - Holland - Ashton
On D, moving Gunnarsson allows a new option for the top pairing. It allows change. This team isn't necessarily better than last year's, but it's different, and I'm excited at that prospect.