2 Pending Free Agents the Toronto Maple Leafs Have To Sign.
Well, the decision was made… Sheldon Keefe has been fired, and the Toronto Maple Leafs will be looking for a new head coach for the 2024-2025 NHL season.
After an entertaining Friday Morning Press Conference, it looks like Brendan Shanahan and Brad Treliving will likely be around to run the Toronto Maple Leafs for at least one more season.
While we continue speculating who the Maple Leafs new coach will be, it is a moot point.
The coach was never the issue with this team; their rosters have always been fatally flawed, and last year was the same.
2 Pending Free Agents the Toronto Maple Leafs Have To Sign
This past season, that fatal flaw was horrible puck movement from their defensemen, as they had the fourth-most defensive zone giveaways in the NHL (via MoneyPuck). So, with all the corporate dust settling, let’s talk about players.
Here are two pending free-agent NHL defensemen that would solve all of the Maple Leafs’ defensive issues:
Brandon Montour
Now, I’ll be the first to admit, this one may be a bit of a fantasy. Montour has been the Panthers’ best defenseman over the last two seasons, and I find it hard to believe that they will let him walk away at the end of the season.
