It was evident that Mikko Lehtonen was on his way to the NHL, but nobody thought he’d land with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
On an entry-level contract worth $925,000, this signing makes the perfect experiment for Kyle Dubas to take on.
Since it’s a low-cost deal for the Toronto Maple Leafs, it could eventually be buried in the AHL, if things don’t work out for both sides. However, I highly doubt that will happen.
“Lehtonen is a prototypical modern defenseman with good mobility and lots of offensive talent.” Said Finnish writer, Miika Arponen in a DM on Twitter.