Andreas Borgman

Borgman surprised everyone in 2017-18 by breaking camp with the Leafs. After all, it was his first time on North American ice and even the team expected him to play for the Marlies. Borgman picked up three goals and eight assists in 48 games before losing his job to the upstart Travis Dermott. He suffered through some abysmal defensive performances right before he was sent down to the AHL Marlies. He struggled with them, too, as he simply couldn't find his defensive game. Unfortunately, Borgman got hurt early in the Calder Cup playoffs and never made it back into the lineup, even when he got healthy. Clearly in need of more development time, he's likely ticketed for the AHL to start the 2018-19 campaign. The Leafs will determine if those defensive shortcomings can be fixed before he gets a role in the NHL.