The Toronto Maple Leafs could use a change to their first line.
For some context, when the Toronto Maple Leafs signed Nick Ritchie, I was ecstatic. A 6-foot-2, 230 pound left-winger to replace Zach Hyman seemed like the right move to make.
Coming off a 15-goal season, a $2.5M deal for two years looked like a great deal. It still could be very good value, but the more I think about it, the more this question comes up.
If Ritchie at $2.5M was such good value, why didn’t the Boston Bruins re-sign him? I knew they needed to make room for Taylor Hall and others, but by all accounts, Ritchie enjoyed his time there and he wanted to re-join the team.