Maple Leafs have important decisions to make

After a horrible end to the season where it looked like Trot and Brookie where heading to Toronto and bring their side show with them for game one and two at the Air Canada Centre one minute. The next it is how the bleep did that Bruins team that could not score into Lake Ontario with the man advantage in the regular season end up scoring two goals in 30 seconds with the extra man. So in the end they did Chara in front of Reimer and two got through both of them and the Leafs started thinking about what to do in the off season at least a couple weeks early if not more than a month (Eastern Conference final or #Stanley). So they do have decisions to make and for me as an outsider they look easy: 1. Nazem Kadri the guy who will turn 23 at the beginning of next season needs a contract and he will get one and a long one (4 or 5 years) at a great price for him (3 to 4 mil) and then let Leaf fans start ripping him apart like Jake Gardner or Luke Shienn; 2. James Reimer, the 25-year-old, who got over thankfully his concussion and yes Burke that is what it bleeping was will also need a new deal and will get the same kind of money with probably less term (likely 3 years). 3. Tyler Bozak, the 27-year-old free agent, will be able to choose what he wants so if he wants to stay he will get some money but if he wants it all he will find it elsewhere and the Leafs can find someone to do his job at the right price. 4. Phil Kessel, the 26-year-old at the beginning of the next season and the lighten rode of the Toronto Maple Leafs, will be a free agent in 13 and a half month and if it is me I would find away to keep him with the team as he is consistent player and will put up 30 plus goals and the only question I have is will he put up with Toronto. He will get whatever he wants from the Leafs but some nice cozy places that do not ask as much from him than Toronto will give him close to the same money but a max deals only gets him to 34 years old (8 seasons) not bad compared to whats out there. 5. Dion Phaneuf, 28-year-old one-way Defense man, will be a free agent at the end of next season and if his last contract season of 60 points in '07-'08 he is keeper until the trade deadline because get as much out of his great upcoming season and then dump him because his non-contract season do not come even close. So lets hope the Leafs are smart and do not listen to the fans and do not sign him to an extension otherwise it is Bryan McCabe all over again. 6. Mikhail Grabovski and his contract of 4 more seasons of a cap hit of 5.5 mil is the Leafs version of Vernon Wells and it is best to find a team (southern Florida) that will need a cap hit of 5.5 mil to get to a salary cap floor. Take it eaz Leaf fans Tom Mehegan