Toronto Maple Leafs: Top Ten Players to Look Out For

 
As a new season approaches in Toronto, they have a lot of young and old talent to look out for. Some played last year and some didn't. Some even played for different teams last year. Here are the top 10 players to watch in the 2008-'09 NHL season:   10. No. 19 Dominic Moore Last year Moore was claimed of waivers during the Maple Leafs west coast swing. He scored just five goals and 12 assists, however the Maple Leafs always seemed to have more energy in their step whenever he was in the lineup. 9. No. 55 Jason Blake Blake came over as a free agent from the NY Islanders and didn't even have half as many goals as the season before (40 in 2006-2007 and 15 in 2007-2008). However what a lot of people don't realize is that he was 4th on the Maple Leafs in scoring. 8. No. # Nikolai Kulemin Nik Kulemin should make his NHL debut this season under new head coach Ron Wilson this season. However you may end up seeing him split the season between the Toronto Marlies and Toronto ... (link)

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