4. Another decision Toronto held off was upgrading the blue line. The Maple Leafs kicked tires on some in-season options (Ryan McDonagh and Chris Tanev among them), but the feeling is they were never really close to making anything happen. Maybe they wanted to wait and see how the current group did. They know another Russian defender, Igor Ozhiganov, has made a commitment should he test the NHL. Travis Dermott earned more time, but this search is going to go deeper.
