3 Important Free Agents the Toronto Maple Leafs Need to Lock Up

As we all know, the Toronto Maple Leafs have a handful of players set to become UFAs and RFAs this off-season, so who will they decide to resign?

The Toronto Maple Leafs have eight players on the main roster who are in need of a contract during the 2020 off-season.

Question is, who is going to resign and who is going to walk? Better yet who will the Toronto Maple Leafs want to bring back and who will they want to let walk?

Here are three players on the current main roster who I think the Toronto Maple Leafs should focus on and resign this off-season.

3. Travis Dermott – 23 years old – D

2019-20 stats – 56 GP – 4 G – 7 A – 11 PTS – CF% 50.00%

Career stats – 157 GP – 9 G – 32 – 41 PTS 

At my number three spot I have young defensemen Travis Dermott. The reason why Dermott is number three on this list is mainly because of the uncertainty of the Toronto Maple Leafs blue line and if they see him sticking on the roster in the future, as their left side is already quite strong.

Dermott is a great skater who is working hard on his two way game as a defensemen, problem is the Maple Leafs have a ton of defensemen who can skate very well and they are mostly on the left side. Could trading away Travis Dermott to make room for a defensemen on the right side be part of the teams plan, or not?

As of right now if the team isn’t looking for a replacement in Dermott and they don’t want a RHD then resigning Travis Dermott is a must. Like I said he’s a great skater who is working on his two way game, and getting better every game. He has shown lots of growth from this past season, especially towards the end of the season before it was put on pause due to COVID-19.

He also sometimes brings that grit to his game that kind of gets under players skin.  As well not the same grit a Kyle Clifford would bring to the ice, more like a low-key grit but not as often. (Stats from NHL.com)