I’m curious if we checked in on the Leafs RHD Liljegren…. We have plenty of cap space. Could we swap McGinn, or Lundy (had he not recently gotten injured?), with the leafs saving some cap space? That would give guys like Colangelo, Gaucher, Nesterenko, etc. with some opportunities.
Or could we swap Vaak, which would almost save them 2 million?
It would be nice to have a guy who is in between Gudas (grey beard near retirement) and Luneau (barely any experience who is still 20 years old). I’d still prefer a bully meat and potatoes defensive dman, but there isn’t really anyone available. At least Liljegren has offensive upside and is a dynamic skater, and maybe our coaching staff is ready to commit to utilizing our youthful speed and skill on the blue line. But then it also might mean less opportunities for Zellweger this year, and more development in the AHL, or unless Fowler actually gets traded. The nice thing is we have a lot of defensemen who we can juggle that aren’t waiver eligible.
I know we haven’t even played a game but it would be nice to see Verbeek roll the dice and take a small swing.