Toronto Maple Leafs Rumours and Speculation: Trade Targets
By James Tanner
The Toronto Maple Leafs have less than a week to decide whether to buy, sell or stand pat.
The NHL Trade Deadline is next Monday, February 26th. In a recent post, we discussed the Toronto Maple Leafs deadline strategy, and while we won’t know for sure what, exactly, the team wants to do, it’s safe to say that we’ve covered all the possibilities.
Now we look to do the same thing with potential players. Who is on the block? Who is a good fit? What could the cost be? Editor in Leaf has got you covered. We’ve taken months of rumours and speculation and distilled it into the following slideshow.
Will the Toronto Maple Leafs trade for a defenseman? Will they trade for another winger? (are they legally allowed to even carry more wingers)? Could they add a third line centre? Or unload all their pending unrestricted free agents for futures?
The beauty of the NHL is that anything can happen, because over half the teams make the playoffs. Once you’re in, you can win. All you need is a hot goalie and a ton of luck.
The nearly random nature of the NHL Playoff format, to say nothing of a bizarre points awarding system that prevents most teams from ever throwing in the towel on their playoff aspirations, means that the NHL Trade Deadline is one of the most exciting days in all of sports.
We don’t know who the Toronto Maple Leafs want, or who they’ll get, but what follows is a list of potential acquisitions.