BT's 2009/10 NHL Season Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs

Once again, we finish off the season previews with the Toronto Maple Leafs—the only point throughout these at which I show any bias (unless you're a New York Ranger fan who took some sort of offense to the Rangers' preview). While the ending point is the same as last year, where the Leafs are at this point this year is vastly different. Like the Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, and Buffalo Sabres before them, the Leafs have a shot at second place if they can answer the questions they came into the season with. These teams may still be a little ways from competing with the Boston Bruins, but it'll at least be intersting top-to-bottom in the Northeast this year. Toronto Maple Leafs2008/09 Record: 34-35-13, 81 points, 12th in EastAdditions: Phil Kessel—F (Trade w/Boston), Wayne Primeau—F (Trade w/Calgary), Garnett Exelby—D (Trade w/Atlanta), Jonas Gustavsson—G (FA), Colton Orr—F (4 years/$4 mil), Francois Beauchemin—D (3 years/...