Josh Manson
What would a trade deadline be without talking about Josh Manson and the Toronto Maple Leafs? It seems that Leafs fans have lusted after the hard hitting Manson forever.
But is he a good fit?
He costs $4 million and has another year, making him an attractive , but potentially expensive to acquire, option. If the Ducks took back some salary it might be doable? He’s right handed and would relegate Bogosian to a more suitable role on the team.
So he is a good fit, for sure. But is he any good?
Yes, actually. Manson has only played six games this season, so I don’t know if the Leafs would want to gamble on him, as he hurt his oblique and missed about six weeks, then he came back and played three games and hasn’t played in his team’s last three games.
If he is healthy he is one of, if not the best, penalty killers in the NHL so that would help the Leafs a ton as their PK is about as lame as having Justin Bieber as your official team celebrity. (Was Corey Hart unavailable?).
Manson is another all defense no offense player and he could provide everything that Bogosian provides, only better. He’s huge, mean and great defensively. If available, a great addition to the Toronto Maple Leafs would Josh Manson be.