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4 Big-Name Players Toronto Maple Leafs Could Trade For

By Stephen Nixon

TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 21: Morgan Rielly #44 of the Toronto Maple Leafs looks to make a play against Seth Jones #3 of the Columbus Blue Jackets during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on October 21, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jackets defeated the Maple Leafs 4-3 in overtime. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 21: Morgan Rielly #44 of the Toronto Maple Leafs looks to make a play against Seth Jones #3 of the Columbus Blue Jackets during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on October 21, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jackets defeated the Maple Leafs 4-3 in overtime. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /
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SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 03: Evander Kane #9 of the San Jose Sharks  . (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

No. 3: Evander Kane

The “Evander Kane to the Toronto Maple Leafs rumor” has been floating around the internet for a few months, dating back to the NHL Trade Deadline. Although this trade seems unlikely, it has to be discussed.

If Toronto trades Alex Kerfoot ($3.5M) and Justin Holl ($2M) and replaces them with minimal money players like Rasmus Sandin and Jason Spezza, there’s a world where Toronto could get Kane without giving up Morgan Rielly. That would be the most ideal scenario for the Leafs, because I don’t see a world where they would want to trade him.

Also, I don’t see why San Jose would want Morgan Rielly when they already have so much money invested in their defensemen. Regardless, the idea of Kane becoming a Leaf is very intriguing.

If you were playing NHL 21, you’d 100 percent trade for Kane so that you could stack your first-line with him, Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner. However, in real life, it’s not as easy as it sounds.

Kane makes $7M for the next few seasons and his recent bankruptcy issues has caused him trouble off the ice. Despite the downfalls, he’s such a good hockey player. For the majority of the past decade, he’s been a goal-scoring machine and is someone who plays with an edge.

He always sticks up for his teammates and he has an ability to get under the skin of his opponent. With Marner passing him the puck every night, he’d more than likely score a minimum of 30 goals and could bring that sandpaper the team desperately is looking for.

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