Instead of focusing on current UFA’s, the Toronto Maple Leafs should shift thier attention to trading for a 2023 UFA.
If you’re a Toronto Maple Leafs fan, you may feel dissapointed right now. The team hasn’t acquired a big-name free agent or made a huge splash via trade, but instead, the team has focused on value contracts, with potential upside.
Ilya Samsonov is a former first-round pick, who has struggled to become a starting goaltender in the NHL, but at $1.8M for one-year, he could be a diamond in the rough. Their other goaltender, Matt Murray, who they traded for in the offseason is another experiment.