The Toronto Maple Leafs made noteworthy defensive changes during NHL Free Agency. General Manager Brad Treliving signed Chris Tanev and Oliver Ekman-Larsson to help replenish the team's blue line.
Reinforcements were needed after the Toronto Maple Leafs decided to part ways with aging players T.J. Brodie and Mark Giordano. Last year's late-season pickups Joel Edmundson and Ilya Lyubushkin left for more term and money elsewhere.
Restricted free agent Timothy Liljegren re-upped with the team for another two years.
It was also reported that the Maple Leafs signed free agent Jani Hakanpaa, but the team has yet to confirm his status. Health concerns appear to be the reason why nothing Official was announced.
The Leafs have devoted most of their salary cap space to their forwards. They rank in the bottom ten teams of the league with only 26% of their cap being spent on the defense.
With the back end coming into focus, it is a good time to determine which players provide the most value on their current deals for the coming season.