Personally, I love that the Toronto Maple Leafs spent essentially zero dollars on the star defenseman from Finland because there’s no risk involved, but we should all temper our expectations of the 26-year-old defenseman.
Last week, I wrote that the Leafs should sign Lehtonen, but didn’t expect it to happen this quickly.
After leading all KHL defenseman in scoring with 49 points last season, I expected Lehtonen to mull over multiple offers for weeks. However, the Toronto Maple Leafs must have been showing interest in him for months if he made this life-changing decision in only 48 hours.