The Toronto Maple Leafs lost Jake Gardiner to back spasms, and he could be facing surgery. They also lost Travis Dermott to a separated shoulder, and he’ll miss about a month.
The team has been using Martin Marincin, Justin Holl and Igor Ozhiganov to fill in. Considering they’ve also been stuck using Nikita Zaitsev and Ron Hainsey, and that they failed to bring anyone else in at the trade deadline, it’s time for a hailmary.
Enter Timothy Lijegren.
Timothy Liljegren
Drafted 17th overall in 2017, the right handed Liljegren was said to be one of the AHL’s best ever 18 year old defenseman last year.