Maple Leafs sign RFA Liljegren to two-year, $2.8M deal

The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Timothy Liljegren to a two-year, $2.8 million contract extension.

The deal carries an average annual value of $1.4 million for Liljegren, who was scheduled for restricted free agency.

Liljegren is now the sixth defenceman from the Maple Leafs 2021-22 roster under contract for next season, joining Morgan Rielly, Jake Muzzin, TJ Brodie, Justin Holl and Mark Giordano. Rasmus Sandin remains scheduled for restricted free agency, along with forwards Pierre Engvall and Ondrej Kase.