Josh Leivo
Current Team: Carolina Hurricanes
Age: 29
2021-22 Stats: 7 Games, 1 Goal, 3 Points
Current Salary: $750,000
Josh Leivo was another tweener who couldn’t quite hold a spot on the Leafs NHL roster before he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in late 2018.
It seemed like Leivo was finally an NHL regular after seeing a decent number of games with the Canucks and Calgary Flames for a few seasons. Unfortunately, Leivo was rarely used by the Carolina Hurricanes last season, but had 22 goals and 46 points in 54 AHL games.
Leivo will likely want to play somewhere where he’ll have a better opportunity to play at the NHL level, and he won’t likely get that opportunity with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
I wouldn’t totally count out a Josh Leivo reunion with the Toronto Maple Leafs though. If Leivo doesn’t get an offer with a great chance as an NHL regular, I could see the Innisfil, Ontario native returning to Toronto to start the season with the Toronto Marlies.