Maple Leafs Will Weigh Choices When It Comes To Timothy Liljegren
Dave Pagnotta of the Fourth Interval was on Sirius XM NHL Community Radio Energy Play phase with Steve Kouleas and Jason Strudwick on Wednesday and was requested in regards to the Toronto Maple Leafs and if they’re buying and selling defenseman Timothy Liljegren.
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Steve Kouleas: “And welcome again to the present. Steve Kouleaus and Jason Strudwick right here, and we’ve received the video games from final evening (Tuesday); we’ll begin specializing in the video games tonight (Wednesday). We’ll do this in only a bit, however up subsequent, Sirius XM and Energy Play Insider NHL Community, the Fourth Interval, we welcome Dave Pagnotta again.
Okay, it’s early, however we have already got some information right here. I’m on the Fourth Interval. Of us, nice data as you tweet out and write a few commerce; the early information a few commerce would possibly contain quantity 37 on the Maple Leafs. Is that this right? Timothy Liljegren desires out.”
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Dave Pagnotta: “Properly, he hasn’t requested or demanded a commerce, but when he’s not going for use commonly this season, and he thinks he needs to be. He would welcome a change. And I consider that message has been relayed to Brad Treliving and firm in Toronto. And I additionally consider he’s within the lineup in the present day (Wednesday evening). Right me if I’m mistaken, in the event that they announce that or not, however I feel he’s taking part in tonight (Wednesday), and that’ll be his first sport of the season.
However even you recognize, when he signed his two-year $6 million deal in the summertime, the dialogue was about utilization. And you recognize, he was, relying on the way you need to phrase it. I imply, the best strategy to describe it’s he was accessible for commerce over the summer season. Clearly, the Leafs didn’t discover the appropriate match or proper bundle, or no matter they appear to be on the lookout for.
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They actually like their depth on D, however on the identical time, he desires to play similar to all people else. So is there going to be a possibility for him to play commonly within the Leafs lineup this season? If not, as I stated, he could be positively open to a possibility elsewhere.
However the Leafs are in no rush. They don’t must rush something. They need to see what their choices are going to be, each internally on the defensive core and what choices they current themselves from a commerce market perspective down the street.
So is he accessible? Sure, with an asterisk, as a result of nothing is imminent, and I don’t anticipate the Leafs actually pursuing something except it’s going to learn them this season, a technique or one other.”