Fansided · Aug 9, 2019
Defensemen the Toronto Maple Leafs Tried and Failed to Trade For
The Toronto Maple Leafs could enter next season with one single returning blue-liner from last seasons opening night roster, when they open the 2019-20 season this October.
Last year’s opening night lineup for the Toronto Maple Leafs featured Jake Gardiner, Ron Hainsey, Nikita Zaitsev, Travis Dermott, Morgan Rielly and Igor Ozhiganov.
Gardiner may or may not re-sign (he probably won’t). Zaitsev was traded, Hainsey is gone, Ozhiganov went to Russia, and Dermott is injured and won’t play until November.
Rielly will be joined by Tyson Barrie, Jake Muzzin, and some combo of Gardiner (never give up hope) Cody Ceci, Timothy Liljegren, Rasmus Sandin, Ben Harpur, Jordan Schmaltz and Kevin Gravel.