Petri Kontiola

Kontiola last played in the NHL in 2007-08 when he picked up five points in 12 games with the Hawks. Last year, he led the KHL's Chelyabinsk Traktor with 37 points in 53 games, ahead of teammates, former NHLer Andrei Kostitsyn and Caps' prospect Evgeny Kuznetsov. He has also excelled for Finland in international play and is versatile enough to play center or right wing. It's this versatility - and his offensive touch - that makes us think the Leafs are eyeing him for the starboard side of the second line. He'll compete with Mike Santorelli for that gig and with Peter Holland for the spot as third-line center, but it's a bit of a crap shoot either way. The Leafs will likely slip him to fourth-line center if he fails to impress on NHL ice. The risk feels bigger than the reward here.