I'd sign Nikolai Kulemin for the second line. Talented two-way player whom the Leafs are going to let walk because Carlyle doesn't like him, same as Clarke MacArthur. Offer two years at $3.5-4 million per, and watch him make Toronto look dumb.
Wouldn't mind seeing the Flames correct their mistake with Anton Stralman either, but he's going to get paid big-time. Already rejected a three-year, $9 million extension. Whoever misses out on paying Matt Niskanen more than he's worth will probably give Stralman $4-5 million a year.
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