Toronto Maple Leafs: Possible Trade Deadline Acquisitions

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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) /

#5 David Savard

While David Savard will be making $4,250,000 until the 2020-2021 season, he would be a good fit on the Toronto Maple Leafs top pairing with Morgan Rielly. A solid skater that plays a defensively sound game would allow Rielly to continue what he is doing now. Not to mention, this would allow Ron Hainsey to drop to a third pairing role, which is more suitable for his playing style.

The Toronto Maple Leafs would need to trade a couple of players in order to obtain Savard. The deal I would expect to see would surround one of Andreas Johnsson or Connor Brown, Justin Holl and a 2nd round pick in 2019. I believe the Leafs would rather move Brown over Johnsson because they need left wingers more than right wingers.

By moving Brown, they will also be able to bring up Trevor Moore from the AHL and play him on the fourth line.

This would make a big difference on the backend with Savard slotting in beside Rielly and Hainsey being moved to the third pairing beside Dermott. This will make the team more defensively sound and improve an already strong overall team.

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