The Toronto Maple Leafs blue-line for next season started to take shape on Saturday when they signed Mark Giordano to a two-year, league-minimum contract extension.
Earlier this year, the Toronto Maple Leafs signed Morgan Rielly to a seven-year contract extension.
In between those two events, Rasmus Sandin and Timothy Liljegren had excellent rookie seasons that saw them as one of the NHL’s most effective defensive pairings. They are both now established as future top-four defenseman, with a high probability of becoming top-pairing star players.
They both need new contracts, and in all likelihood, they will both sign a couple of cheap bridge deals at some point this summer (though long-term deals in the team’s favor are advised).