The Toronto Maple Leafs continue to talk trade with the NHL Trade Deadline now less than four weeks away. They recently acquired defenseman, Ilya Lyubushkin, from the Arizona Coyotes, but they may not be done trading yet.
While the Toronto Maple Leafs may still be in the market for another defenseman, they may also be on the look out for another forward to help put them over the edge.
With Stanley Cup asperations, the Leafs will be looking to bolster their line-up any way they can to better their odds of a deep play-off run. They’re going all in.
It’s great to add depth, but if the Toronto Maple Leafs can make one blockbuster deal to bring in another top scorer that can help out their core four forwards, they could be unstoppable.
Top 5 Forward Trade Targets to Put Toronto Maple Leafs Over the Edge
I’m not just throwing up a list of the top 5 forwards in the NHL here. These are all guys that have swirling around the trade rumours recently.
These players are all on teams sitting on the outside of the play-off picture and will most likely be sellers at the deadline.
I’ve ranked these players in terms of how effective they would be on the Toronto Maple Leafs in my person opinion.
Here are my top 5 forward trade targets to put the Leafs over the edge: