The Maple Leafs have a massive decision to make regarding newly acquired forward

"The Leafs seem to have a pretty big decision to make and this is not a decision that I would expect to be as hard as it might be going forward for the Maple Leafs and the player we're talking about is Kieffer Bellows, and [December 17] he scored another goal. He currently has eight goals and seven assists in 16 games while on a PTO with the Marlies and people ... are saying he's earned himself a permanent contract"

"He's playing very well and he has NHL experience. One guy I would compare him to that the Leafs have kind of you know reconstructed as well is Joseph Blandisi and they're very similar. Joseph Blandisi looked good in the preseason as well and he can be called up, but Bellows can't. Bellows has more NHL experience than Blandisi so I think you'd like to get him signed and keep him around, because it seems like he might be figuring it out finally at the AHL level. With the Leafs [having] so many injuries and illnesses, especially this past week, I don't think you'd mind bringing up a guy like that. He could chip in and help. [...] Looking at his stats you mentioned it over 90 NHL games the majority of those with the Islanders, last season for the Phantoms he only put up 10 points in 12 games, [and] this season in 16 games he already has eight goals. He's found his goal stroke [and] he's finding a way to put [the puck] in the net. Is this is his breakout? I can't say yet because it's only been 16 games, but ... he's a 19th overall pick, only 25 years old. So if any of you out there thought he was old, he's not old yet. He's still fairly young and it is good that the Leafs do have him and I do suspect they do offer him a contract here soon."