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Toronto Maple Leafs: Possible Trade Deadline Acquisitions

By Michael Joubran

COLUMBUS, OH - DECEMBER 8: David Savard #58 of the Columbus Blue Jackets skates against the Washington Capitals on December 8, 2018 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OH - DECEMBER 8: David Savard #58 of the Columbus Blue Jackets skates against the Washington Capitals on December 8, 2018 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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RALEIGH, NC – MARCH 17: Brett Pesce #22 of the Carolina Hurricanes skates with the puck during an NHL game against the Philadelphia Flyers on March 17, 2018 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC – MARCH 17: Brett Pesce #22 of the Carolina Hurricanes skates with the puck during an NHL game against the Philadelphia Flyers on March 17, 2018 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images) /

The Toronto Maple Leafs are currently sitting second in their division and the NHL.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have a record of 24-10-2 in 36 games played this season. Despite missing Auston Matthews for 14 games and William Nylander for 28 games, the guys in blue and white are still one of the top teams in the league.

With that being said, teams are always able to improve and with a projected cap space of $5,830,851, the Leafs have room to do it. Not to mention, they are still able to put Nathan Horton on LTIR and will gain another $5,300,000 from doing so. That leaves them with over ten million dollars to make changes to their roster and improve their team heading into the playoffs. (Though this number is a variable since there are bonuses on ELC deals that may or may not come into play).

Despite having the fourth lowest goals against in the NHL and the second highest goals for,  the Leafs do need to upgrade their blueline.

Many feel that they are too weak or do not defend well. Despite those claims, the Leafs have the second best goal differential and will only continue to improve once Nylander gets caught up to speed with the rest of the team.

I believe this team is good enough to win the Stanley Cup, but as I said above, teams are always able to improve so here are five possible acquisitions for the Toronto Maple Leafs at this year’s trade deadline.

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