This afternoon the general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs Brian Burke locked up veteran puck moving defenseman John-Michael Liles to a four year, 15.5 million dollar contract.
In my mind this is a great move. Strong puck-moving defenseman are rare in the NHL, and Liles’s himself has been a nice surprise.
John-Michael was a replacement for Tomas Kaberle, who was actually a fan favourite in Toronto. The silent puck-carrying defenseman was smooth at bringing up the puck and setting up the power play.








