Kasperi Kapanen scored arguably the biggest goal of the Maple Leafs’ season last year and he might not even crack the roster this fall.



Jobs are that hard to come by up front on these Leafs, but more on that later.



Picked 14 spots after William Nylander in the 2014 draft, Kapanen long looked like he might not escape the deep shadows of Toronto’s glitzy rookie class last season. While Nylander, Auston Matthews, Connor Brown, and Mitch Marner lit up the league as first-time NHLers, Kapanen toiled away (productively) in the minors.



His first call-up from the Marlies didn’t come until late March when injuries created an opening up front. But while he played only eight regular season games and mustered just a single point, Kapanen still managed to leave his own unique mark on a Toronto season defined by rookies.



Few in the city could forget the double-overtime winner he scored in Game 2 against the Washington Capitals, but exactly one...