As the start of the 2011-12 regular season approaches, the Toronto Maple Leafs made their final round of cuts on Monday.

Defenceman Keith Aulie and forward Mike Zigomanis have been assigned to the Toronto Marlies. Forwards Darryl Boyce and Joey Crabb, along with defenceman Matt Lashoff have been placed on waivers and must clear before reporting to the AHL.

Rookies Jake Gardiner and Matt Frattin have survived the cuts and remain with the team. Gardiner had a fantastic pre-season, collecting a goal and four assists in six games. Frattin also had five points with two goals and three assists. The duo were tied with Colby Armstrong for second on the team in points.

Toronto's roster consists of 24 players, including Nazem Kadri who is on the injured reserve and out 3-4 weeks with a sprained knee. Once Kadri returns from injury, another roster move will be made to get down to 23 players.

Toronto Maple Leafs Roster

Forwards
Colby Armstrong
Tyler Bozak
Mike Brown
Tim Connolly
Philippe Dupuis
Matt Frattin
Mikhail Grabovski
Nazem Kadri
Phil Kessel
Nikolai Kulemin
Matthew Lombardi
Joffrey Lupul
Clarke MacArthur
Colton Orr
Jay Rosehill

Defencemen
Cody Franson
Jake Gardiner
Carl Gunnarsson
Mike Komisarek
John-Michael Liles
Dion Phaneuf
Luke Schenn

Goaltenders
Jonas Gustavsson
James Reimer

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