I slipped up to the lake for a day this week, getting a short break post-Tavares insanity. On the way back, there was three hours of Toronto sports radio to indulge in, and almost all of it was Maple Leafs and No. 91 related.



This city is certainly fired up right now.



One of the things talk radio is focused on these days is salary cap space, and how Toronto, as a wealthy team, must absolutely use all they have this off-season to maximize their window with Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner still on entry-level deals. It’s an interesting issue right now because, even after adding John Tavares on an $11-million ticket, the Leafs have a ton of room.



In theory, they could keep spending like an NBA team, if there were any high-end free agents left to add.



There’s a “but” here, however.



After trading away Matt Martin without retaining any salary, the Leafs have almost exactly $20-million in cap space before signing their...