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Elliotte Friedman shares 5 UFA defensemen the Maple Leafs are likely to pursue

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Julien Trekker
June 14, 2024 (11:42)

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Toronto Maple Leafs general manger in a press conference.

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The insider Elliotte Friedman shared a list of five unrestricted free agent defensemen the Toronto Maple Leafs are likely to pursue on July 1st.

At his end-of-season press conference, the Leafs' general manager Brad Treliving made it clear that filling the holes on the blue line would once again be a priority.

With a few players expected to leave the organization, such as T.J. Brodie, Mark Giordano, Joel Edmundson, and Ilya Lyubushkin, Treliving will be busy.

While we could see Edmundson and Lyubushkin reaching a deal with the Leafs, Brodie and Giordano likely played their last game with the Leafs.

Friedman, probably the most renowned NHL insider in the business, named five players that could help Treliving achieve his goal of revamping the defensive unit.

According to him, he believes the Leafs will be interested in Nikita Zadorov, Chris Tanev, Brandon Montour, Brett Pesce, and Sean Walker.

"Toronto is going to go out to try to get TWO really good defensemen in the UFA market»

Who would you like to see in the blue and white?"

In the end, the Leafs are likely to add two defensemen among them. Chris Tanev and Nikita Zadorov already have ties with Treliving. The Leafs' GM signed both players in Calgary when he was working with the Flames.

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14 JUIN \| 452 ANSWERS Elliotte Friedman shares 5 UFA defensemen the Maple Leafs are likely to pursue Which of these defensemen do you think Brad Treliving and the Toronto Maple Leafs will sign in free agency?
Nikita Zadorov	186	41.2 %
Chris Tanev	89	19.7 %
Sean Walker	47	10.4 %
Brandon Montour	130	28.8 %
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