Timothy Liljegren Extended
Photo From Maple Leaf Hot Stove
So, the NHL’s offseason is officially upon us
so before I get into the news congratulations to former Maple Leaf Nazem Kadri
and the Colorado Avalanche on winning this years Stanley Cup, their first since
2001, and to the Lightning from Tampa Bay congratulations to an amazing run
that saw you appear in three consecutive cup finals. As I said the offseason
has arrived and the Leafs who are believed to entering an interesting summer
got things started this morning when they announced that defenseman Timothy Liljegren
has signed a new two-year deal that carries an average annual value of 1.4 million
dollars each year. Last night the Leafs had around 8.5 million dollars in space
but with this deal signed according to Cap Friendly Toronto now has approximately
6.4 million in cap space remaining. Liljegren was drafted by the Leafs in 2017
and would find success early in his career as a member of the Toronto Marlies
Calder Cup winning team in 2018 where he would gain a reputation as an iron man
for the Marlies because eh was playing over twenty minutes a night on a consistent
basis. In his four seasons on the Marlies Liljegren would collect a total of 73
points in 148 regular season appearances.
The 23-year-old blue liner would finally
get his chance with the big club this past season and he wouldn’t disappoint because
in 61 games he would register a respectable 23 points scoring 5 goals and
adding 18 assists. He would also cap off his first full NHL season by finishing
11th in votes for Rookie of the Year. Throughout the season we fans
saw Liljegren paired with the likes of Muzzin, fellow RFA Rasmus Sandin, but
after the arrival of Mark Giordano it was common to see the two paired together.
There is no question there will be some
turnover regarding the Leafs defense because it is expected that the Leafs boss
Kyle Dubas will move players out to strengthen his team in the necessary areas
but with Liljegren now signed to this new deal his name is scratched off the
list of Leafs needing a new deal. I wouldn’t be surprised if I am back in a few
weeks with an article talking about an extension for Rasmus Sandin but that it
up to Kyle because he still has to make a decision on Sandin, Pierre Engvall,
and Ondrej Kase before turning his attention to Unrestricted Free Agents Collin
Blackwell and Defensemen Ilya Lyubushkin, not to mention the Entry Draft begins
on July 7th.
That’s all for this quick write up thanks
as always for reading.
I hope they find a way to keep labushkyn
ReplyDeleteI think they will get a deal done
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