Toronto Maple Leafs Complete Team and Roster Guide 2023-24
By James Tanner
Timothy Liljegren
Age: 24
Height/Weight: 6’1″, 192 LBS
Contract: $1.4 million cap-hit, expires after this season.
Draft: 17th overall, 2017 by the Toronto Maple Leafs
Acquired: Draft
Role: Depth Defenseman who should be / has a chance to play higher in the lineup.
Career Highs: 23 Points in 61 games 2021-22
Last Year’s Scoring: 6 Goals, 18 Points
Last Year 5v5 Scoring/ Rate: 5 Goals, 13 Points. 0.76 P/60
On-Ice 5v5 Stats: Cori-For 51 % ; Shots-For 53%; Scoring-Chances-For 54%
Goals-For 62% Expected Goals 53%
Status: He should be in his prime, and he should be a full-time top-four players, but even though he has ABSOLUTEY CRUSHED 3rd pairing minutes the last two years, the coach hasn’t trusted him in the playoffs, where he has been mostly healthy-scratched.
Expectations: Just based off of the fact that the coach has never trusted him in important games, very low. Based off what my eyes see and what the stats say, he could be a solid top pairing defender.
Notes: Liljegren is a good defender who can move the puck. He isn’t very physically imposing, but he’s also not a total wallflower.
I still expect him to be very good, but the way Keefe has used him makes me doubt my analysis, since you figured he’d know!