The NHL draft is less than a month away and the Toronto Maple Leafs will be adding to their prospect pool.
As the Toronto Maple Leafs add to their reserve list, they also will inevitably be taking away from it as there are three players who’s rights expire this off-season.
There are varying rules surrounding different agreements between the NHL and other leagues around the world. A general rule of thumb however is: If a player is drafted from the CHL, their NHL club owns their rights for two years.
If a player is drafted from College/Not CHL and most European leagues it’s four, but if it’s the KHL it’s indefinite.
That being said, according to CapFriendly.com, there are three players that the Toronto Maple Leafs must sign or they risk losing their rights.
This doesn’t mean that they cannot still sign them but they would become free agents available for all other 31 teams.
As of right now, the chances don’t look good but each individual case is it’s own so let’s take a look at all three.
