Beyond the fact that every player that is even mildly available is linked to the Leafs at one point or another, he’s also an Ontario boy and happens to be a right-handed defenseman. The Leafs, of course, desperately need a right-handed defenseman.
This has led to endless speculation: How much would it take to lure him to Toronto? Who would need to be traded to clear the cap space? Would he take a sweetheart deal to come home?
Before we even get into these questions, though, I think the first few are a bit more simple: What type of player is Alex Pietrangelo?