Every Single Free-Agent Option for the Toronto Maple Leafs

Mikael Granlund

29 years old. 13 goals, 27 points in 51 games. Cap hit: 3.75 million

Granlund was a common name heard at the trade deadline in connection with the Toronto Maple Leafs so I’d expect Dubas to make a push here. He’s decent on faceoffs, a competent point producer and has a career 53 CF%. His numbers dropped in Nashville but in Minnesota he routinely hit or was near the 60 point mark. An interesting addition but I wouldn’t go north of 4 million for him.

Alexander Wennberg

27 years old. 17 goals, 29 points in 56 games. Cap hit: 2.25 million

Wennberg, to me, seems sort of like a poor man’s Mikael Granlund. He’s slightly worse in the goal, point and faceoff departments but he has seen less playing time and is a full two years younger. He’d be a decent, cheaper option who may have a bit of potential still left in his game.

Phillip Danault

He’s a guy I think the Toronto Maple Leafs should really look at, as I posted in an article a little while back. You can read my analysis of him here.

Other decent, low-risk centre options:

Derek Stepan

He’ll be taking a good chunk of change less in his next contract but he has scored at a 30+ point pace and never had anything less than double-digits in goals his entire career, save for the 20 games he played in Ottawa in 2020-2021.

Nick Bjugstad

6’6, a former first rounder and he’s not Frederik Gauthier so he has a few things going for him. Bjugstad scored at or around the 20-goal mark more than a few times in his career, plays a prime position and can throw the body around a bit.

Nick Bonino

Bonino was used strictly in defensive situations in both Nashville and Minnesota last year (low-mid 30% OZS) which has negatively affected his advanced metrics but he still owns an 82-game average 16 goals and 37 points with a faceoff percentage just around 50%.