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Who Should the Toronto Maple Leafs Pursue in Free Agency: Roundtable

By Wilbert Timmermans|
TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 3: John Tavares #91 of the Toronto Maple Leafs steps onto the ice before the first period of the home opener against the Montreal Canadiens at the Scotiabank Arena on October 3, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 3: John Tavares #91 of the Toronto Maple Leafs steps onto the ice before the first period of the home opener against the Montreal Canadiens at the Scotiabank Arena on October 3, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images)
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Toronto Maple Leafs – Kyle Dubas and Brendan Shanahan at the draft (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

James Tanner

The Toronto Maple Leafs already signed the two best UFAs available for next season earlier this spring.

During the hiatus, the Leafs were busy.  They signed Alexander Barabanov, who they hope will be able to replace Ilya Mikheyev if they can’t sign him.

If they can sign Mikheyev, then Barabanov makes it easier to trade Johnsson and Kapanen.

On defense, the Toronto Maple Leafs signed the KHL defenseman of the year Mikko Lehtanen.

He is considered the best player in the world (except maybe Alexis Lafreniere) who is not currently in the NHL.

So with that in mind, the Leafs don’t need to sign a single UFA whenever free agency opens.  Their roster is set and they can sit this one out.

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