Dhiren Mahiban @dcmahiban 5m5 minutes ago #Leafs prospect Timothy Liljegren on where he’ll spend the 2017-18 season: "I think #Marlies & Sweden is possible."
Dhiren Mahiban @dcmahiban 11m11 minutes ago Liljegren also confirmed he’ll be in Toronto for #Leafs training camp and rookie tournament. #WJSS
And it's not necessarily because he's not good enough, but the fact we already have Rielly, Gardiner, Zaitsev, Hanisey locked up 4 of 7 spots, and you gotta think Carrick has the inside track on the 5th spot too. That leaves the 2 Swedes, Dermott and Liljegren, fighting for the last 2 spots, not to mention other potential candidates like Marchenko, Marincin, Nielsen, and maybe even Polak.
Given Babs never liked to rush D-men, I'd say even if Liljegren is as good as the other 2 Swedes and Dermott, he goes down to AHL. He's gotta show he's CLEARLY BETTER than 2 of those 3 to make the team, which I don't think will happen.