from Steve Simmonso of the Toronto Sun,

- Asked Mark Scheifele on radio to name his top five players in the NHL. One of them, surprisingly, was Roman Josi. No coincidence that Winnipeg played Nashville in the playoffs and Scheifele was often matched up against Josi, who may be the least talked-about great defenceman in the NHL. Josi finished seventh in Norris Trophy voting this past season, with just 86 votes. His teammate, P.K. Subban, was named on 565 ballots.

- Another thing Dubas is taking advantage of: There is no salary cap for team employees. The Leafs have the largest, most diverse staff in all of hockey. Sometimes that matters. Sometimes not. One of hockey’s thinnest operations, the Nashville Predators, has been one of the NHL’s elite teams in recent years.

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