Leafs Can Roll All Four Lines

The Maple Leafs look very deep and could roll four lines.

Assumptions:
- MacArthur signs
- Schenn signs
- Lombardi is healthy
- Caputi earns a roster spot on 3rd line
- Kadri not demoted to AHL
- Colton Orr on IR / Scratched



FORWARDS (12)

Joffrey Lupul ($4,250,000)         Tim Connolly ($4,750,000)         Phil Kessel ($5,400,000)
- Connolly has the ability to feed Kessel and Lupul and also score himself.  Good defensively, he will be counted on to make this line work.  Only question is can he stay healthy.

Nikolai Kulemin ($2,350,000)   Mikhail Grabovski ($2,900,000)   Clarke MacArthur ($2,900,000)
- This trio just clicked and made life difficult for opponents.  Grabovski needs to improve in faceoffs.

Luca Caputi ($525,000)      Tyler Bozak ($975,000)       Colby Armstrong ($3,000,000)
- If Caputi can manage to stick with Leafs, he can be a useful 3rd line winger molding his game like Armstrong.  Bozak and Armstrong play extremely well together on the PK, so they would make an excellent combo.  With Caputi, this line can add offense and counted on to shut down other top lines.  Bozak has all the offensive tools, just needs to work on his defense.

Mike Brown ($736,667)      Matthew Lombardi ($3,500,000)     Nazem Kadri ($1,720,000)
-Lombardi slotted on fourth line but could easily be on the 1st.  Until we see him play, assume it will take time for Lombardi to find his game.  Kadri is still learning the game but suited better on the wing for now.


DEFENSEMEN (7)

Dion Phaneuf ($6,500,000) John-Michael Liles ($4,200,000)
- This could be good and bad.  Liles was questioned in the media for his weakness on defense, no one will question is offense.  This pairing should be considered an experiment since both can be good on offense and equally porous on defense.

Luke Schenn ($3,933,333)   Cody Franson ($800,000)
- Schenn had a breakthrough year after a horrible 2nd year.  Franson is very quick on his feet for a big man and can lead the offensive rush knowing Schenn can take care of the other end.  Franson, like Liles are not known for their defensive games.

Mike Komisarek ($4,500,000) Carl Gunnarsson ($1,325,000)
-Komisarek should be playing as the top 3rd or 4th defense but he has struggled with the Leafs so far.  At the end of last season, his game started to vastly improve.  For now, he will be top six getting limited ice time.  Gunnarsson and Aulie were both given plenty of opportunity and showed they can handle the rigors of the NHL.  Aulie, could take a step back in his second season and might get passed by Gunnarsson on the depth chart.

Keith Aulie ($733,333)

GOALTENDERS (2)
James Reimer ($1,800,000)
Jonas Gustavsson ($1,350,000)
- Reimer has proven himself in the ECHL, AHL and now the NHL.  Can he live up to the high expectations in his second season?  Gustavsson may be proven in Sweden, but has not proven himself in North America.  With the Marlies, once he returned from injuries, he played extremely well before getting called up by the Leafs.  Hopefully Gustavsson can learn from Reimer and not explode after letting in a goal.

BUYOUTS (1)
Darcy Tucker ($1,000,000)