Interestingly, the Leafs were on the clock at the 2015 NHL draft and Roy was available when Toronto was picking in the fourth round at No. 95. The Leafs selected Swedish defenceman Jesper Lindgren, who never played in an NHL game. At No. 96, Roy was taken by the Carolina Hurricanes.

Centre coming from Vegas in Mitch Marner deal says he'll lean on his 'Stanley Cup experience' as he joins the Maple Leafs.

The Toronto Maple Leafs recently acquired Nicolas Roy from the Vegas Golden Knights, after a sign and trade with forward Mitch Marner. While it would’ve been nice to have acquired more, there really wasn’t going to be more added when dealing with moves like this.