Bogosian, 30, was bought out by the Buffalo Sabres back in February, but he went on to win the Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He was the third overall pick back in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, taken one spot before Alex Pietrangelo. A brawny 6’3″ defenseman who plays a heavy style, he will bring some leadership and physicality to the Leafs‘ back-end.
With Travis Dermott and Mikko Lehtonen on the roster, Bogosian could end up being Toronto’s seventh defenseman. Both Timothy Liljegren and Rasmus Sandin are likely to start with the Marlies, and it doesn’t make sense to have them sitting in the press box as the seventh defenceman.