Comparables: Vince Dunn ($1.875 million, 2020-21), Erik Brannstrom ($2 million, 2023-24), Martin Fehervary (Three years, $2.675 million AAV, 2023 to 2026), Erik Cernak (Three years, $2.95 million AAV, 2020 to 2023), Ryan Lindgren (Three years, $3 million AAV, 2021 to 2024)...
If the fit and a bonafide role for Liljegren isn't there under Berube, Liljegren has value as a cost-controlled trade chip. There's always a need for young, right-shot defencemen throughout the NHL. Liljegren's good friend and former Leafs teammate Rasmus Sandin got shipped to the Washington Capitals in 2023, found a clear role on his new team and signed a five-year, $23-million extension. That's the kind of deal Liljegren would undoubtedly be happy with.