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NEW YORK – These are busy times for Maple Leafs general manager Dave Nonis. Theres the upcoming draft in Philadelphia, a coaching staff to round out and a roster requiring some alterations and likely upheaval following another late season collapse. First up is the draft. The Leafs hold the eighth overall pick in a class thats more or less unpredictable – especially at the top. Nonis, attending the GM meetings in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, reiterated what was first reported in the Toronto Sun, that his club would be open to moving up from their current perch or staying put if the price was too high. "Youve got a pretty good chance of getting a good player at eight or four," he said. "For us to move up the price tag would have to reflect that fact." Panthers general manager Dale Tallon is reported to have been actively shopping the first overall pick in a 2014 collection that lacks any clear-cut top prospect; defenceman Aaron Ekblad, as well as centres Sam Bennett, Leon Drasaitl, and Sam Reinhart are among the names in contention. Nonis went with a hulking, defensively-aware centre in Frederik Gauthier a year ago – his first draft as the Leafs boss – but is almost certain to add skill with the eighth pick this time around. "I wouldnt say its a priority that were going to go for the most skilled player," Nonis explained, "but I think the players that are going to be available in the top eight by and large are skill players so because of that fact theres a good chance thats what you end up with." Lacking in high-end depth organizationally down the middle, the Leafs are likely to miss out on the top-end centres (Bennett, Drasaitl, Reinhart) if they stick with their current pick, but could lean in the direction of Sault St. Marie pivot Jared McCann or a promising bunch of big, high-scoring wingers – Michael Dal Colle, Nick Ritchie, Brendan Perlini, Jake Virtanen – not to mention speedy, skilled types in Nikolaj Ehlers and Willie Nylander. "I think all those guys have ability," Nonis said. "Its not one [of those drafts] where youre going to get a hard-nosed plugger or shutdown defenceman; I think even the guys who are more rugged theres some pretty good players there." The search for a coaching staff to surround incumbent Randy Carlyle continues additionally. Opting to keep Carlyle as the lead bench boss in early May, the Leafs fired assistants Dave Farrish, Scott Gordon and Greg Cronin. Nonis declined to say how many candidates had been interviewed for jobs on the staff nor how many would interviewed in the future. "Id like to have it done sooner rather than later, but theres still quite a few people to go through and were not going to rush it," he said. As far an impending pack of free agents that includes Mason Raymond, Nik Kulemin, Dave Bolland and Jay McClement, Nonis hadnt ruled any out from a return to the club next season; the Leafs have had preliminary discussions with the Bolland camp. Nonis wouldnt rule out a return for former Leaf Leo Komarov, who plans to return to the NHL, though only at the right price-point. Authentic Patrick Ricard Jersey . He was 40. Firefighters were called about 11 a.m. Friday because Brown was unresponsive at his home near the Inner Harbor, fire spokesman Battalion Chief Kevin Cartwright said. He said Brown was dead when firefighters arrived. Authentic Robert Griffin III Jersey . 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As the final Grey Cup under outgoing commissioner Mark Cohon, it’s fair to look back and say his eight-year run has marked a period of stability and growth for the CFL. Since Cohon took office, there have been five stadiums either built, refurbished or that are underway right now. A possible sixth in the works as talks continue between the Toronto Argonauts and Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment about a possible move to BMO Field. The CFL is in the first year of a new television deal that pays it handsomely in comparison to the one that expired at the end of last season. Cohon is the first commissioner of any significant duration in a generation not to have a team go bankrupt during his term and the great threat of the NFL’s potential move into Toronto has never seemed less likely in the past 25 years than it does today. That said, there are some clouds on the horizon that the CFL needs to address quickly in order to sustain the overall momentum it’s enjoyed over the past decade or so. First and foremost of those is Toronto, where the Argonauts have rarely been as less relevant than they are today, buried under the attention paid to the city’s other pro sports franchises and without a venue that allows them to attract fans through a live game experience. Then there is Montreal, a great comeback story for the CFL since returning to the league in 1996, which has seen attendance dip in recent seasons and drew just 15,000 fans to a playoff game two weeks ago.dddddddddddd Staying with attendance, this week in Vancouver marks the first non-sold-out Grey Cup game in at least a decade, which is the kind of conversation you don’t want out there during your championship week celebration. But perhaps the most important thing the CFL needs to address is the product itself. The CFL game this past year was more defensive, less explosive and less exciting than it used to be. There are all kinds of theories why, from expansion to injured quarterbacks to changes in officiating or the composition of rosters as part of a new CBA. Whatever it is, the CFL needs to solve it and fast. Those claims that CFL fans love to make about their game being more exciting and wide open than the four-down game right now don’t apply anymore and it’s hard to build a younger generation of fans when your product suffers not just in terms of star power in comparison to the NFL, but in entertainment value, as well. A more exciting game has always been the ace up the sleeve for Canadian football and its fans, but right now that’s not a card it can play. These are not the bad old days when the CFL leapt from crisis to crisis, but nor is it a time the league can afford to rest on the relative stability it has ridden to get here. ' ' '