Pierre Engvall

Engvall established himself as a regular for the Leafs a season ago (78 games), finishing with career-best marks in goals (15), points (35), shots on goal (154) and average time on ice (13:17). Engvall's breakout was one of the reasons Toronto was able to let Ilya Mikheyev walk in unrestricted free agency. Engvall should again fill a middle-six role for the Leafs, with an eye towards his own pending unrestricted free agency in the summer of 2023.

Engvall didn't stand out much last year, logging 12 points, 43 hits and 61 shots on goal in a part-time, bottom-six role with Toronto. The 25-year-old dodged a bullet after the Maple Leafs acquired Jared McCann only to lose McCann in the Kraken's expansion draft, which should keep Engvall in the lineup to begin 2021-22. He'll face a challenge for playing time from Michael Amadio, but Engvall has shown a bit more consistency in his NHL career, and both could shift to the wing to give Jason Spezza rest on occasion. Even if he's a regular presence in the lineup, Engvall doesn't seem likely to produce much more than 20 points with only modest physicality, giving him little fantasy appeal.

Engvall broke through to the NHL in 2019-20, managing 15 points in 48 games in his rookie season. Despite a limited, bottom-six role, he was a productive player, but the natural left wing will have to compete with Alex Kerfoot and Nick Robertson for playing time this year. Having said that, Engvall has also seen time at center and could challenge Jason Spezza for a spot in the lineup at times. Regardless of role, Engvall is almost certainly going to be with the parent club throughout 2020-21, but he could find himself in the press box at times -- that uncertainty makes his fantasy outlook a bit sour.