2020-21 Toronto Maple Leafs Trade Value Rankings
A Godfather Deal Would Get it Done
#9. John Tavares
#8. Rodion Amirov
#7. Zach Hyman
#5. William Nylander
“I’ll make you an offer you can’t refuse” – Some GM trying to acquire any of these players.
The hypothetical trading of Nylander and Marner are endless and I’m someone who falls into this trap every time. All five of these players provide a ton of depth to the Leafs and are valuable pieces to them winning a Stanley Cup.
The $2.25M contract that Hyman has is the best contract on the team. He’s a 30-goal scorer that gets paid like a third-line grinder. Any team would line up to try to acquire him and you’d probably get a nice return for him.
Mitch Marner and William Nylander are generational talents, so although Kyle Dubas would never want to trade them, he may be willing to do so if a monster deal came calling. The trade value for both of these wingers will get you a top-two defenseman. Although both team’s probably wouldn’t make this deal, the Vegas Golden Knights would listen if the Leafs offered Mitch Marner for Alex Pietrangelo.
All of five of these players would help get the Leafs a huge return that would help the team immediately, but it would spark a ton of controversy because the fans love them. The Leafs don’t want to trade these players, but they’d be willing to part ways if a Godfather deal was waiting.