The Toronto Maple Leafs will soon have the opportunity to sign free agent players to new contracts when NHL free agency opens on July 13th.
The Leafs will look into every player available to improve the team as much as possible for this coming season. There are even players from Toronto’s past that may return to the blue and white.
Here’s a list of 10 ex-Leafs who are free-agents this summer.
I didn’t include current Leafs free agents like Jack Campbell and Ilya Mikheyev. I also didn’t include players that had their NHL rights owned my the Toronto Maple Leafs but didn’t play any games for the team like Evan Rodriguez and Scott Harrington. These are all players you should remember from the Leafs past.
Could any of them return for another stint with the team?
10 Former Toronto Maple Leafs that Could Return in Free Agency
There are more than 10 former Leafs available, but I chose the most interesting names. Spoiler alert: Joe Thorton, Jimmy Vesey and Garret Sparks didn’t make the list.
All of these players are also UFA’s since RFA’s are rarely signed to offer sheets.
Let’s start with “the one that got away” twice last season:
(Some stats and info from Capfriendly)