Miro Aaltonen

June 2019 – The Maple Leafs have not qualified Aaltonen, meaning that his rights are no longer owned by the club. Hayden Soboleski

June 2018 – Aaltonen had a very decent season with the Marlies he started slowly but steadily improved as the season progresses.  He finished the season with 20 goals and 23 assists. He was big in the playoffs with another four goals and nine assists. He did not get a call up to the leafs this year. One can only assume he did not see that he fit into the Leafs plans so he has decided to go back to the KHL. Aaltonen is 25 now and his age will start to become a factor. Brian Harling

February 2018 – It appears as though Aaltone has figured out how to play in the AHL. In the last 10 games he has produced eight goals after scoring just five goals in the first 41 contests. Aaltonen now has 15 goals and 21 assists for 36 points in 51 games. He will be a serious contender for a spot with the Leafs next year. Brian Harling

May 2017 – The organization is taking another shot at filling gaps, this time with a higher skilled, shooting Fin that can play the middle or left side. He has parts of his game that needs rounding and will need to add muscle to survive in North America but s currently slated to put up a fight for an NHL opportunity right away. He is a creative player who opens up space for teammates, but is polarizing in the way that he is also a shoot first player. He plays a possession game at higher speed which will mesh well with potential teammates and will be relied upon as more of a one-dimensional player. He will likely start on the wing and is more than likely to get his feet wet in AHL and get acclimated before an NHL job opens, but with a strong camp and he could bump a fringe player out with his upside. He would be a higher risk player from a fantasy stand point, a semi ‘boom or bust’ player, so draft according to your tolerance. Jason Banks