1) Sandin won't sign for that cheap. He wants over $2 million per. I honestly don't think he signs by the start of the season, and we see Mete playing on the third pair to start the season with Liljegren out, as Mete has looked pretty good in the preseason so far
2) Muzzin will be ready for the start of the season
3) I think Robertson will start the season in the AHL. He's had a lot of injuries and needs more time to get his game going. I do believe he will get called up at some point this season, and may very well play the majority of the season in the NHL, but for now its the minors
4) I believe with Tavares out the second line spot will be Malgin's to lose. He's shown some good chemistry with Nylander in limited action, and the reason he signed with the Leafs was because he was promised to be given a look in the top 9. I don't know if he holds that spot there for the remainder of the season, but I think he'll start there for game 1

The Lineup I think will be:
Bunting - Matthews - Marner
Nylander - Kerfoot - Malgin
Engvall - Kampf - Jarnkrok
Simmonds - Gaudette - Abue-Kubel

Rielly - Brodie
Muzzin - Holl
Giordano - Mete

Like the lineup but I think leaf’s are signing, ZAR. And simmonds is going to waviers

Leafs still have a cap problem. Tavares is out for only a month on LTIR maximum.
And the team is definitely weaker than last season.
No Mikheyev, Spezza, Kase, Campbell and Lubyushin...and so far Sandin. Who are the replacements? Jarnkrok, Aubel/Kubul, Malgin (or whoever on LW) Murray, Mete (or whoever). Lots of bad cap management over the past few years