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Toronto Maple Leafs: Breaking Down Debuts and Projecting Next Season

By James Middleton

Feb 29, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs forward Kasperi Kapanen (37) skates against the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Air Canada Centre. Tampa Bay defeated Toronto 2-1. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 29, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs forward Kasperi Kapanen (37) skates against the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Air Canada Centre. Tampa Bay defeated Toronto 2-1. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 29, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nikita Soshnikov (41) shoots the puck against the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Air Canada Centre. Tampa Bay defeated Toronto 2-1. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports /

Nikita Soshnikov:

– My goodness is he a pest, he reminds me of a poor man’s Leo Komarov in that he always finishes his check, and rides the line between dirty and gritty.

– Very good and fast skater, he was all over the place too, getting on the defenceman whenever it was dumped in.

– I think will do a very good job of drawing penalties in the NHL.

– Looks like a fourth line player, with offensive upside like a Dale Weise type of player.

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