Toronto Maple Leafs, Top 30 Players 2013-2014

It's only been six games, and a suspension and injuries have kept David Clarkson, Mark Fraser, and Nik Kulemin from dressing recently, yet the Toronto Maple Leafs keep winning. Here is a subjective ranking of the Top 30 Toronto Maple Leafs so far this season.

Bernier and Phaneuf backstop barrage of goal scorers

1. Johnathan Bernier - Steady to spectacular, he's economical and stingy

2. Dion Phaneuf - Top D-man on a 5-1 team and he's +3

3. Phil Kessel - Unselfish, slick passer leads team in assists yet again.

4. Joffrey Lupul - On fire since last year, clicking with Kadri.

5.  James van Riemsdyk - Power forward could score 40 goals.

6. Dave Bolland - Has led with efforts, earned more ice, then delivered

7. David Clarkson - Pushing teammates at practice, chomping at the bit.

8. Mark Fraser - Leafs +/- leader last year sorely missed.

9. Cody Franson - Changing roles as Reilly mentor.

10. Tyler Bozak - Solid 2-way game against league's top players.

11. Nazem Kadri - With Gardiner and Reilly, offers huge upside for Leafs to get even better.

12. James Reimer - Leafs among a select few teams with top young goalie tandem.



13. Mason Raymond - Will likely be offered a 2-year extension by December.

14. Jake Gardiner - Shaky start but now +3 and getting stronger.

15. Carl Gunnarsson - Best when not noticed, needs to stay out of penalty box.

16. Morgan Reilly - Making smarter decisions, may stick with big club.

17. Jay McClement - Defensive whiz has Leafs among top penalty-killing NHL teams.

18. Paul Ranger - Not finishing yet on offence, may end up as Leafs 7th D-man.

19. Carter Ashton - Could be in battle with Broll when Clarkson and Kulemin return.

20. Colton Orr - Steady play, will need to tap out for McLaren soon, to stay fresh. 

21. Troy Brodie - Will likely play for Marlies unless or Orr or McLaren is traded or injured.

22. David Broll - Dark horse Brolldozer earning an extended shot in bigs.

23. TJ Brennan - Marlies top D-man will get first callup if needed.

24. Trevor Smith - Marlies captain ready when required.


25. Jamie Devane - Needs AHL seasoning.

26. Josh Leivo - Has been steady in early season callup.

27. John-Michael Liles - May be moved to NHL if Leafs will pay half his salary.

28. Spencer Abbott - Needs to build confidence in AHL.

29. Drew McIntyre - 3-0 start with Marls, 2.30 GAA.

30. Stuart Percy - +3 for Marlies after 3 games.


Other Toronto Marlies to watch:

Jerry D'Amigo, Tyler Biggs, Greg McKegg, Peter Granberg, Andrew MacWilliam

Toronto Maple Leafs top scorers, January 2012

Forwards & Defensemen

#	POS	PLAYER	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PP	SH	GW	S	S%
81	R	PHIL KESSEL	41	24	24	48	6	10	5	0	4	146	16.4
19	R	JOFFREY LUPUL	41	19	28	47	8	36	5	0	3	121	15.7
3	D	DION PHANEUF	41	7	21	28	2	47	5	0	0	116	6.0
42	C	TYLER BOZAK	35	7	18	25	4	20	3	0	0	53	13.2
84	C	MIKHAIL GRABOVSKI	35	12	11	23	0	12	4	0	1	72	16.7
12	C	TIM CONNOLLY	29	7	15	22	6	20	2	0	2	46	15.2
24	D	JOHN-MICHAEL LILES	34	4	17	21	2	12	2	0	0	68	5.9
16	L	CLARKE MACARTHUR	34	12	9	21	1	18	3	0	2	62	19.4
41	L	NIKOLAI KULEMIN	41	4	12	16	0	6	0	0	0	57	7.0
46	R	JOEY CRABB	30	6	6	12	0	17	0	1	2	29	20.7
36	D	CARL GUNNARSSON	40	2	10	12	5	14	0	0	0	51	3.9
2	D	LUKE SCHENN	40	1	11	12	6	37	0	0	0	47	2.1
4	D	CODY FRANSON	26	3	8	11	2	14	1	0	0	25	12.0
39	R	MATT FRATTIN	37	5	5	10	2	16	0	0	1	55	9.1
51	D	JAKE GARDINER	37	0	10	10	-1	16	0	0	0	34	0.0
15	C	MATTHEW LOMBARDI	23	2	5	7	-6	4	0	1	1	31	6.5
20	C	DAVID STECKEL	38	7	0	7	-2	6	1	2	0	43	16.3
43	C	NAZEM KADRI	11	3	2	5	5	6	1	0	1	16	18.8
8	D	MIKE KOMISAREK	19	1	3	4	1	26	0	0	0	13	7.7
32	C	JOE COLBORNE	9	1	3	4	1	2	0	0	0	7	14.3
18	R	MIKE BROWN	19	1	2	3	0	31	0	0	0	20	5.0
47	L	DARRYL BOYCE	8	1	1	2	1	14	0	0	1	4	25.0
28	R	COLTON ORR	5	1	0	1	1	5	0	0	0	3	33.3
9	R	COLBY ARMSTRONG	9	0	1	1	-4	4	0	0	0	6	0.0
59	D	KEITH AULIE	11	0	1	1	-3	16	0	0	0	9	0.0
11	C	PHILIPPE DUPUIS	30	0	0	0	-2	16	0	0	0	30	0.0
38	L	JAY ROSEHILL	15	0	0	0	-2	21	0	0	0	8	0.0

GOALIES

#	GOALIE	GPI	GS	MIN	GAA	W	L	OT	SO	SA	GA	SV%	G	A	PIM
50	JONAS GUSTAVSSON	20	17	1096	3.07	12	7	0	1	576	56	.903	0	1	4
34	JAMES REIMER	17	17	958	3.01	7	4	4	1	482	48	.900	0	0	0
30	BEN SCRIVENS	8	7	425	2.96	2	4	1	0	219	21	.904	0	0	2