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Toronto Maple Leafs: Top 5 Trade Assets for the 2022 Trade Deadline

By Stephen Nixon

TORONTO, ON - APRIL 13: Nick Robertson #89 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates against the Calgary Flames during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on April 13, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Flames defeated the Maple Leafs 3-2 in overtime. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - APRIL 13: Nick Robertson #89 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates against the Calgary Flames during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on April 13, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Flames defeated the Maple Leafs 3-2 in overtime. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /
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LAVAL, QC – OCTOBER 27: Josh Ho-Sang #96 of the Toronto Marlies  (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) /

No. 5: Josh Ho-Sang

The former first-round draft pick seems to be a changed man now that he’s accepted his role with the Toronto Marlies.

After getting a PTO with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Ho-Sang said that he’d be happy playing in any professional hockey league at the moment, as long as it gave him the best chance at playing in the NHL again. He’s taking those words to heart and has been the best player for the Marlies this season.

With nine goals in 14 games, including an unbelievable OT winner a few weeks ago, Ho-Sang leads the Marlies in goals and has been a driving force on offense. If you’ve seen him play in person, he clearly sticks out as one of the best players on the ice and you can understand why he was so highly-touted as a prospect.

If Ho-Sang was 20-years-old again and didn’t have the baggage that we all know about, you could argue that he’d be the number-one trade asset for the Toronto Maple Leafs, but he’s 25-years-old and most NHL teams are probably still hesitant to trade for him.

If Ho-Sang can keep this play up until the NHL Trade Deadline, he could be a solid trade chip for the Leafs, or at the very least, could be an internal call-up that helps this squad for the stretch run.

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