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Originally Posted by BigTuna
They do sign UFAs. And they kept Kessel.
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They do sign UFAs. However, like most teams, they don't sign good UFAs.
Here's the last few years, per Wikipedia:
2014: Morrow, Robidas, Booth, Santorelli, Winnik
2013: Clarkson, Brennan, Bodie, Raymond, Smithson
2012: McClement, Kostka, Aucoin, Mottau
2011: Connolly, Dupuis
2010: Armstrong, Lebda, Crabb, Richmond, MacArthur
2013 saw the Leafs get some serviceable players via UFA, but on the whole, the help acquired via this route has been minimal.
And while Clarkson does stand as a counter to the argument that big name FAs don't consider Toronto, that would still put the Leafs behind the Wild as a prime destination recently.