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Toronto Maple Leafs: Free Agents to Watch in the Final Four

By Maria Bouabdo

Jan 13, 2021; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; The Toronto Maple Leafs line up for the national anthem before playing the Montreal Canadiens at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 13, 2021; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; The Toronto Maple Leafs line up for the national anthem before playing the Montreal Canadiens at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 13, 2021; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Barclay Goodrow (19) Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports

Barclay Goodrow, TBL, LW/C, 6’2, 203 lbs, 28 yrs, $925,000

Just like Perry, Barclay Goodrow is another good cheap addition to the lineup, but younger. He can easily play on the third or fourth line, depending on what the Leafs need.

In 55 games played during the regular season, he had six goals and 14 assists for a total of 20 points and has two points in the playoffs so far (one goal and one assist).

Pros:

  • Goodrow is a Toronto native, so that has to count for something. He’d be playing in his hometown, for a team he probably grew up watching.
  • He uses his body to deliver hits and block shots, and as a forward, that’s always needed. He’d add physicality to a team that could really use some.
  • He’s a great option for the third line and cheaper than Ilya Mikheyev, whose average salary is $1,645,000.

Cons:

  • Goodrow doesn’t produce much, so that’s something to consider. Fourth-liner Spezza produced more offence than Goodrow during both the regular season and the playoffs.

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  • Although he’d be a great third-line addition, Mikheyev still has one more year on his contract, so Goodrow would either have to move and take Wayne Simmonds’s spot on the right (that is if Simmonds doesn’t get an extension), or he’d be on the fourth line, which is also an option. I think having him on the fourth line would add depth to the Leafs lineup.
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