So with Mikheyev signed Toronto has something like
Hyman-Matthews-Nylander
Thornton-Tavares-Marner
Mikheyev-Kerfoot-Barabanov
Vesey-Spezza-Simmonds
Reilly-Brodie
Muzzin-Lehtonen
Dermott-Holl
Bogosian
Andersen
Campbell
A 21 man roster with a hair under $1.5M to re-sign Dermott for the $81.5 cap ceiling and Robertson goes back to junior. Barabanov & Lehtonen are both waiver-exempt as well, and I may be misunderstanding something here so please, correct me if I'm mistaken, Dermott can be signed for above $1.5M and one of Lehtonen or Barabanov can be sent to the Marlies in a paper-transaction so the Leafs can sumbit their "Opening Day Playing Roster" that must be under $81.5M with at least 20 players. Then someone can be called up for the actual opening game and inevitable injuries will make the cap room needed to have a 21 man roster for the season.
Also, I have no idea where Keefe will stick Thornton or Vesey in the lineup, or if Vesey will stick at all frankly. So please, don't focus on the Thornton on the 2nd line placement. Just putting names together.