Toronto Maple Leafs: Trade Deadline Targets Roundtable

Who should the Toronto Maple Leafs add at the trade deadline?

Welcome to an other edition of the Editor in Leaf Roundtable where our opinionated staff discusses the hottest issues surrounding the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Last time, we discussed what the perfect present to get the Leafs for Christmas would be.

With the trade deadline inching closer on the horizon (it’s on February 26th, just over a month away), I thought it was a perfect time to gather ’round the Roundtable. So, today’s topic for the roundtable is: what should the Toronto Maple Leafs do at the trade deadline?

Are the Leafs Cup Competitors? Should they go all in? Approach with patience?  It’s a difficult question to answer. On one hand, the Leafs will have to pay William Nylander this summer, meaning that this is the last year to take advantage of having three elite players on entry-level contract.  On the other hand, we’ve seen first hand over many years what a lack of patience can do to a team.  The Leafs may have a great team, but they also have an extremely young team.

With this in mind, I polled some Editor in Leaf staff members to get their opinions on what the Toronto Maple Leafs should do heading into the trade deadline, and they did not disappoint. So, sit back, because there are some spicy hot takes in here.