Leaf Cap Space

Despite the suggestion that the Leafs would be busy during free agency, JFJ will largely be a spectator as he was for much of the Amateur Draft. This is what the Leafs have under contract right now. They have less than $ 2.5 million to spend because you need to leave some room if you want to make a trade during the season. They need to add a forward or two to fill the #2 centre spot and to kill penalties. But it will not be Ryan Smyth or Scott Gomez.

12 Forwards: $20,411,000
Antropov
Belak
Bell
Devereaux
Kilger
Pohl
Ponikarovsky
Stajan
Steen
Sundin
Tucker
Wellwood

8 Defence: $20,829,000
Colaiacovo
Gill
Kaberle
Kronwell
Kubina
McCabe
White
Wozniewski

Raycroft: $2,000,000
Toskala: $1,375,000
Belfour's Buy-out: $770,000

SUB-TOTAL: $45,335,000

Cap room remaining: approximately $2.5 million (presumes a $48M cap with some flex room).