TSN Insider Trading: The Toronto Maple Leafs will have another free agent to deal with this season – defenseman Jake Gardiner. Darren Dreger on what Gardiner might be looking for and if the Maple Leafs would be able to fit him in.
“And when you look at the bigger picture in terms of the cap issues that the Leafs are going to face, just add one more body into that mix. Jake Gardiner is coming off a career year of 52 points.
If he were to equal that or better that this season, he’s going to command as an unrestricted free agent in the high sixes, or the low sevens (in terms of million) so dialogue between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Jake Gardiner is expected to get underway in the next several weeks.