Toronto Maple Leafs Trade
Who doesn’t like trades?
I think everyone does, but only if you trade away the right someone to get someone back you would like obviously. I believe Kyle Dubas and staff should make a trade for one of the three things I’m about to list. If all happen that’d be wonderful, but let’s just hope at least one gets done for now.
It is safe to say we all know the Toronto Maple Leafs blue line isn’t the best in the league. Even when fully healthy, the team could probably use an upgrade.
Here are the pairings when everyone is healthy…
Rielly – Barrie
Muzzin – Holl
Dermott – Ceci
now here are the pairings as of their last game against Chicago on the 18th on January
Dermott – Holl
Marincin – Barrie
Sandin – Ceci
Liljegren as the 7th D
Without Morgan Rielly and Jake Muzzin in the lineup it has been quite the journey to where the team is right now, and I think trading for a defensemen (while trading away Cody Ceci) will help the team not only without Morgan Rielly out of the lineup but as well when he returns at the end of the season and even in the playoffs.
Some defensemen who I think the Toronto Maple Leafs should look at as well as they should target are listed below.
- Brenden Dillon (SJS)
- Brett Pesce (CAR)
- Josh Manson (ANA)
- Sami Vatanen (NJD)
- Dylan DeMelo (OTT)
- Trevor van Riemsdyk (CAR)
Trade for a top 6 or top 9 forward with an edge to his game
Despite people saying the Toronto Maple Leafs have no grit in their lineup I would have to disagree to that statement. They might not have someone who’s job is to always be physical presence, but the team does have some forwards who throw their body and as of late haven stuck up for themselves and their teammates.
Trevor Moore, Dmytro Timashov, Pierre Engvall, Zach Hyman, Kasperi Kapanen, Andreas Johnsson are all guys that come to my mind when I think about throwing their body around and getting under peoples skin (not all the time but they have done it and are more than capable of doing it more often)
Some forwards who I think the Toronto Maple Leafs should have had their eyes on right now are listed below (some salary retain would have to be in play here).
- Chris Kreider (NYR)
- Wayne Simmonds (NJD)
- Blake Coleman (NJD)
Trade for a backup goalie –
The biggest story with the Toronto Maple Leafs for most of the season was their backup goalie situation, which was Michael Hutchinson couldn’t buy a win in net. Fast forward to present time he has gone 3-0-0 in his last three starts in net, obviously not including when he has come in to replace Frederik Andersen after being pulled.
Now the current story is the teams starting goalie which is Frederik Andersen, now in my opinion Andersen is a good goalie but as of right now that is not the case. He has gone through a very tough stretch of poor play in net with a very low save percentage and a very high goals against.
Is Andersen playing through an injury but just keeping it low-key? Is he really just playing poorly as of late and hopeful that he will shake out of this soon? So many questions to be answered.
But if the Toronto Maple Leafs make a trade to acquire a backup goalie to replace Hutchinson and can play a decent amount of games to help out the work load of Frederik Andersen I’d be fine with that.
We must of all heard the asking price of Alex Georgiev by now, according to James Mirtle and Daren Dreger, Jeremy Bracco wouldn’t be enough for Georgiev and (according to Dreger) even Kasperi Kapanen too wouldn’t be enough. (Which is ridiculous, by the way).
Not even sure Kapanen gets it done.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) January 17, 2020
Here are some goalies I believe the Toronto Maple Leafs have looked at in the past and even right now, as well as should target in the near future.
- Alexandar Georgiev (NYR)
- Jack Campbell (LAK)
- Keith Kinkaid (MTL)