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3 Hypothetical Trades the Toronto Maple Leafs Should Make

ByStephen Nixon|
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - JANUARY 12: P.K. Subban #76 of the New Jersey Devils in action against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Prudential Center on January 12, 2020 in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils defeated the Lightning 3-1. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - JANUARY 12: P.K. Subban #76 of the New Jersey Devils in action against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Prudential Center on January 12, 2020 in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils defeated the Lightning 3-1. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
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TORONTO, ON – OCTOBER 15: Matt Dumba #24 of the Minnesota Wild battles against Kasperi Kapanen #24 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on October 15, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Wild 4-2. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON – OCTOBER 15: Matt Dumba #24 of the Minnesota Wild battles against Kasperi Kapanen #24 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on October 15, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Wild 4-2. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)

Trade #2: Leafs Get Dumba From Minnesota 

Toronto Maple Leafs acquire: Matt Dumba

Minnesota Wild acquire: Kasperi Kapanen and Andreas Johnsson

Salary Cap implications: Toronto saves $600,000

Not only is Dumba a wonderful human-being for speaking up against anti-racism in a league where not many do, he’s an awesome defenseman.

This trade works out nicely for both sides because Minnesota and Toronto are getting players with term. Kapanen becomes a Restricted Free Agent after the 2021-22 season, while Johnsson and Dumba become Unrestricted Free Agent’s after the 2022-23 season.

Besides Kevin Fiala, Minnesota’s next best goal scorers are Eric Staal and Zach Parise who will both be 36-years-old when the 2020-21 season starts. The team cannot rely on those guys to perform at a high-level for much longer so they need young offensive help to replace them.

Although the team would probably like to keep Dumba, they’re going to have to score in order to win games and this trade is a win-win for both sides.

Dumba is a very skilled defenseman who would step in as the team’s best right-handed defenseman and would fit great beside either Morgan Rielly or Jake Muzzin.

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