Toronto Maple Leafs: Top 10 Available NHL Free-Agents

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Matt Dumba #24 of the Minnesota Wild reacts to his check against Tyler Seguin #91 of the Dallas Stars(Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) /

No. 5: Matthew Dumba

For the past few seasons, I’ve continued to advocate that the Toronto Maple Leafs number-one priority should be Matt Dumba, because I love his style of play.

Not only can he be a physical force, but he contribute offensively from the blue-line.

It’s unsure that he should be your number-one defenseman on a Stanley Cup winning roster, but he’d definitely be a top-pair player on the Toronto Maple Leafs.

In my opinion, the right-handed shot defenseman would complement Morgan Reilly perfectly, so based off price, Dumba should be someone they seriously consider.

Costs are obviously tight with the Leafs, but Dumba is someone that you should invest in because he will help this team get better immediately.

Who knows what they’re going to do with the Matt Murray contract, but getting rid of that salary in-return for signing Dumba would be a great move by the organization, if they could pull it off.

Dumba feels like a natural fit to head north and eventually become a Leaf, so hopefully Treliving has him near the top of his board.

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