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The Toronto Maple Leafs Top 5 Off-Season Priorities

ByMatthew Rodrigopulle|
DALLAS, TX - JUNE 23: (l-r) Kyle Dubas and Brendan Shanahan of the Toronto Maple Leafs handle the draft table during the 2018 NHL Draft at American Airlines Center on June 23, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - JUNE 23: (l-r) Kyle Dubas and Brendan Shanahan of the Toronto Maple Leafs handle the draft table during the 2018 NHL Draft at American Airlines Center on June 23, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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TORONTO, ON - FEBRUARY 7: Josh Manson #42 of the Anaheim Ducks skates against Mitchell Marner #16 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on February 7, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Ducks 5-4 in overtime. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON – FEBRUARY 7: Josh Manson #42. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)

5. Make Trades

If free agency doesn’t land the players the Toronto Maple Leafs need, perhaps trading will.

The Leafs have knowingly been holding some expendable trade assets in Kasperi Kapanen and Andreas Johnsson.

The Leafs need for defencemen will be more apparent than ever before with the dismissals of Ceci and Barrie this offseason, so going the trade route might be imminent.

The Leafs should definitely try to work out a deal for some decent top-four defencemen if they can. Names like Josh Manson and Brett Pesce will keep showing up, which means the Leafs may have to be that much more aggressive in trying to acquire them.

Whether or not the season continues, the Leafs surely will have a big offseason ahead.

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