Chris Johnston of Sportsnet: The Toronto Maple Leafs were taking calls Tuesday night on their first-round pick right up until the last minute.
“There were a number of trade situations that we were considering,” said Dubas. “We were just contemplating all of the different scenarios that were coming in really from the time Winnipeg picked right through to our pick right at the very end.
“Then in the end just made the pick right at the buzzer.”
The Maple Leafs will be looking for some free agent bargains when the market opens on Friday, especially from the the group of RFAs that weren’t qualified.