The way Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke sees it, there is a job open on the team’s third line.

It’s up to Nazem Kadri, Joe Colborne, Matt Frattin or Philippe Dupuis to grab it.

“We’ve left one spot open for one of the forward spots,” said Burke on Tuesday, prior to the team’s annual pre-camp golf tournament.

“We do want to have competition for the spot.”

Burke, whose team finished 10th in the East last season, said he believed a couple of last year’s playoff teams were catchable with the changes made in the offseason.

“It’s the most depth and size and youth we’ve had on the back end,” said Burke. “We think we’ve made some critical additions up front with Tim Connolly and Matthew Lombardi.

“We think James Reimer is the real deal.”

Leaf coach Ron Wilson sees Connolly between Phil Kessel and Joffrey Lupul with the trio of Mikhail Grabovski, Nik Kulemin and Clark MacArthur remaining intact.

But the spot on the wing with Tyler Bozak and Colby Armstrong is open.

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