There will be no offer sheets to the likes of Steve Stamkos. There will be no goaltender signings. There will be no more signings of free agents other than their own, like Luke Schenn, Darryl Boyce and Joey Crabb.

The Maple Leafs are shutting down for business for the summer, heading to camp with the players they've acquired to date – John Michel Liles and Cody Franson on defence, and Tim Connolly and Matthew Lombardi at centre.

“For now, we're done,” said GM Brian Burke. “We'll see what happens. If we get a chance to upgrade, we'll do it.”

It was a gruff and grumbly Burke who addressed the media between periods today at the Leafs prospects camp game at the MasterCard Centre. He said Nazem Kadri will come to camp as a winger.

“What we ask our centres to do at both ends of the rink, are not his strong suit,” Burke said of Kadri, likening him to Paul Kariya. “He can make a play. Paul Kariya played his whole career on the wing, but once they crossed the centre line, he was a centre.”

Burke had a message for James Reimer, the team's No. 1 goalie heading into camp.

“There are a lot of goalies who have come in and had a brief, spectacular burst in the NHL that don't sustain it,” said Burke. “Jim Carey is one. Steve Penney is one. What I said to James Reimer is ‘Google both of those guys and make sure you're not one of them.’ I think he's got the temperament to build on what he did. He's got the physical stamina and strength. I'm not worried about him.”

Serious contract talks haven't begun with Schenn. But the team is talking with Boyce, Crabb and defenceman Matt Lashoff.

There are still quite a number of high profile free agents, like the restricted Stamkos. Burke said he's not going to try to pry Stamkos away from the Lightning with an offer sheet that would see four first round picks go to the Lightning if the deal was completed.

“I don't contemplate doing one right now,” said Burke. “Offer sheets are part of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. If teams want to do them, fine.”

He said the Leafs lost out on Brad Richards for two reasons: “We didn't offer as much money as other teams and more importantly we didn't structure the contract like other teams did,” said Burke. “These deals that are front loaded and have small amounts in the back end, in my opinion, are designed to circumvent the salary cap. I won't do them. I never have. I'm not going to.

“That's why we were unable to sign Brad Richards. I wish him well, he's a good guy. But that's not a contract structure we're interested in.”

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