Maple Leafs Urged to Sign Unexpected Cup-Champion Free Agent.
The Toronto Maple Leafs don’t have many options left in the free-agent market. If they still want to add depth to their forward corps, however, they might have an unexpected opportunity in front of them.
In an article published on July 24, Jesse Courville-Lynch of The Hockey Writers urged the Maple Leafs to sign fresh free agent Evgeny Kuznetsov following the termination of his contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.
“There was a belief he could opt to join the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in Russia, but a recent report states that he could end up back in the NHL this upcoming season,” Courville-Lynch wrote. “Bringing in Kuznetsov allows the Maple Leafs to experiment with their lineup a bit too.