In the middle of the 2017-18 season, there were rumours floating around that Leivo had enough. The Innisfil, Ontario native presumably wanted to leave the Toronto Maple Leafs and find another team in the NHL that would give him playing time. Instead, he spent a lot of time in the press box or playing soccer outside of the locker room with other players who were scratched.
Last season, Leivo was only featured in 16 games last year. Sadly for Leivo, that was a career high. Prior to the 2017-18 campaign, he played an average of 10.25 games per season.