Leafs should be looking hard at bringing in David Carle (brother of Matt Carle) as the next head coach of either the Marlies or the Leafs.
He’s been behind the bench for more than 10 years now and has become a multiple time NCAA champion with University of Denver. He would be one of the youngest coaches ever. He had to retire from hockey because of a serious heart condition. Reminds me of the Paul Maurice / Scotty Bowman story of a player who was denied a hockey playing career but turned his passion into coaching.
Also, from Denver, there is an unsigned UFA prospect named Kent Anderson. He is 6’3″, 205 and a RHD. Not an offensive D at all, he is a pure defensive D-man but might be worth an ELC to add to the shallow prospect pool the Leafs currently have on the right side on the blueline.
Kyle Chyzowski from Univ. of Denver is another NCAA UFA worth looking at. Definitely a small player for the NHL but 40 goals, 100 points in the WHL last year, NCAA champion this year, maybe worth looking at because he seems like he’s got some value as a free prospect.