It’s the most wonderful window of the year. Teams have been free to speak to any and all UFAs since 12:01 on June 24th. Contrary to the buzz and fan attention, there are other free agents out there whose name doesn’t start with John and end in Tavares.
But the Leafs have been ALL over those discussions (to Lou Lamoriello’s annoyance).
Tyler Bozak and James van Riemsdyk are the two-headed monster to come out of Toronto as far as free agents go. One had a career high in goals with 36 — which included a stretch of 5 goals in 2 games — while the other did his best to not get on Mike Babcock’s nerves too much.