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Toronto Maple Leafs Top Ten Prospects (2019)

By Alex Hobson

TORONTO, ON- SEPTEMBER 10 - Timothy Liljegren makes a pass as the the Toronto Maple Leafs Rookie team plays the Ottawa Senators Rookies in the 2017 Rookie Tournament at Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto. September 10, 2017. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON- SEPTEMBER 10 - Timothy Liljegren makes a pass as the the Toronto Maple Leafs Rookie team plays the Ottawa Senators Rookies in the 2017 Rookie Tournament at Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto. September 10, 2017. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images) /
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COLUMBUS, OH – DECEMBER 20: Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Andreas Borgman (55) controls the puck during a game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Toronto Maple Leafs on December 20, 2017 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH. The Blue Jackets defeated the Maple Leafs 4-2. (Photo by Adam Lacy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OH – DECEMBER 20: Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Andreas Borgman (55) controls the puck during a game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Toronto Maple Leafs on December 20, 2017 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH. The Blue Jackets defeated the Maple Leafs 4-2. (Photo by Adam Lacy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

10. Andreas Borgman

Andreas Borgman is an undrafted Swedish defenseman that the Toronto Maple Leafs signed as a free agent prior to the start of the 2017 season.

Borgman didn’t make last year’s list because he was in the NHL.  The fact that he is not currently in the NHL is more about the Leafs depth on the left side of the blue line (Rielly, Gardiner, Dermott) than it is about Borgman.

After winning the SHL rookie of the year award in 2016-17 and getting inked to a deal by the Maple Leafs, Borgman looked like the most promising of any defensive prospect competing for a spot on the roster.

He made the team out of training camp and spent a lot of the season on the bottom pairing. He appeared in 48 games and put up 11 points. His peripheral numbers were strong, and not that much different than Travis Dermott’s.

Eventually, Borman was sent down to the AHL where he’s been ever since. He has 13 points in 25 games this year and has the tools to be a solid defenseman at the NHL level.

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