4 Players the Toronto Maple Leafs Could Trade Mitch Marner For

TORONTO, ON - MAY 27: Shea Weber #6 of the Montreal Canadiens covers Mitchell Marner #16 of the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game Five of the First Round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on May 27, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /

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CALGARY, AB – APRIL 4: Matthew Tkachuk #19 of the Calgary Flames in action against the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at Scotiabank Saddledome on April 4, 2021 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Derek Leung/Getty Images) /

Reunite two American teammates

Calgary Flame Matthew Tkachuk has a thorny history with the Toronto Maple Leafs but all animosity would be forgotten if Toronto and Calgary could work out a deal with Marner and Tkachuk.

Tkachuk brings the same kind of skill set as Wilson, but is a far superior player. The Leafs don’t really have a power-forward on this level, but almost nobody does.

The Leafs lose out in a big way on scoring but Tkachuk is no slouch and at just 23 and a $7 million cap hit that expires in 2022 Calgary could be looking at a player that asks for money in the region of Marner anyway.

The Flames need more point production and Toronto could use a little more grit that can comfortably play top line minutes. Calgary only has around $900,000 in cap space making it every so slightly more feasible but it’s unlikely Darryl Sutter will want to trade away a player in the mold of Tkachuk.

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