Jack Roslovic is closing in on a move to the Toronto Maple Leafs, with terms still getting hammered out Wednesday afternoon.
Elliotte Friedman broke the news just after 1 p.m., and it landed like a depth-chart earthquake in Toronto.
Roslovic spent this past season with the Edmonton Oilers, posting 21 goals and 15 assists for 36 points across 69 games.
He carried a -9 rating and chipped in four power play goals, useful complementary numbers for a forward who's bounced around the league.
Over his last 10 games, Roslovic managed just one goal and two helpers. Three points isn't nothing, but it's not exactly a hot streak either.
His cap hit sits at $1,500,000, a number that matters plenty for a Toronto team that's been squeezed against the ceiling for years.
Is a $1.5 million winger really the answer for a team that just finished dead last in its division? That depends entirely on what Toronto had left in the tank.
Leafs lean on cheap scoring after a brutal collapse
Because the Maple Leafs didn't just miss the mark this year. They finished 32-36-14 for 78 points, good for 28th overall, and stumbled home on a seven-game losing streak.
Their last game of the season was a 1-3 loss at Ottawa, capping a stretch that looked nothing like a contender.
Bringing in Roslovic reads like patching a leaky roof with duct tape. It might hold, but nobody's calling it a real renovation.
Edmonton, meanwhile, finished 41-30-11 for 93 points and made the playoffs, where Roslovic appeared in six games and picked up a single assist.
That drop-off from regular season scorer to playoff passenger is worth watching if this deal actually closes.
Roslovic was a first-round pick, 25th overall, by Winnipeg back in 2015, and he's logged 595 career games with 123 goals and 173 assists.
He's worn five different sweaters since then, Winnipeg, Columbus, the Rangers, Carolina, and Edmonton, and now possibly a sixth.
Toronto general manager decisions haven't been confirmed through official coaching or front-office channels yet, so there's no name to attach to this beyond Friedman's report.
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Until the term sheet gets signed, this stays a rumor with weight behind it. And weight is exactly what Toronto's roster needs answers on before training camp opens.
Would Jack Roslovic actually move the needle for the Maple Leafs?
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