An Overseas Update on 4 Toronto Maple Leafs Loan Players

Denis Malgin

Age: 23

H/W: 5’9″/177lbs

POS: C

Current Team: Lausanne HC (Swiss-A League)

Denis Malgin was brought over to the Toronto Maple Leafs earlier this year in the one-for-one Mason Marchment trade from the Florida Panthers. His season-high in the NHL was in the 2017-18 season where Malgin tallied 11 goals and 22 points in 51 games with the Panthers.

After being brought over to the blue and white, Malgin played 4th line minutes for 8 games going pointless. However, those 8 games were obviously enough for the Leafs to resign the 23-year-old to a one-year $700,000 extension.

Here’s Steve Dangle to go over the Malgin signing:

Margins scoring touch has followed him everywhere he went, except the NHL. It would seem Malgin falls into the category of being too good for the AHL but struggling to really succeed in the NHL, although his on-ice results are good even if the scoring is not.

It was announced by the Leafs on Oct 8th that this season Malgin would be loaned to  Lausanne HC of the Swiss-A League. So far has put up one goal in 2 games. While yes only one goal, it was a pretty one:

As it’s not yet been confirmed as to when the start of the next season will be, there’s the potential that when it does, along with a number of other European prospects, Malgin will be fighting for a spot on one the third/fourth lines.