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4 Toronto Maple Leafs Prospects Who Could Be Traded at Deadline

By Stephen Nixon

LAVAL, QC - OCTOBER 27: Semyon Der-Arguchintsev #19 of the Toronto Marlies takes a shot near Michael Pezzetta #23 of the Laval Rocket during the third period at Place Bell on October 27, 2021 in Montreal, Canada. The Laval Rocket defeated the Toronto Marlies 5-0. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
LAVAL, QC - OCTOBER 27: Semyon Der-Arguchintsev #19 of the Toronto Marlies takes a shot near Michael Pezzetta #23 of the Laval Rocket during the third period at Place Bell on October 27, 2021 in Montreal, Canada. The Laval Rocket defeated the Toronto Marlies 5-0. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) /
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LAVAL, QC – OCTOBER 27: Semyon Der-Arguchintsev #19 of the Toronto Marlies  . (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) /

No. 3: Semyon Der-Arguchintsev

Better known as “SDA,” Der-Arguchintsev has had a great rookie campaign with the Toronto Marlies, scoring 25 points in 39 games played.

At 20-years-old, the Russian centre is still young, but has a ton of offensive upside, as shown by his play paired beside Nick Robertson in the Ontario Hockey League. The duo ripped it up for the Peterborough Petes, as SDA was a great play-maker registering 63 assists in 55 games.

Like many young and undersized centre’s, SDA needs to work on his defensive-play before he ever gets called up to the big-league’s, but he’s still very raw.

This is the 20-year-old’s first full professional season, so it’s going to come with many up’s and down’s. At 5-foot-11, 165 pounds, unless he bulks up tremendously, he’s always going to have issues defending, which will be the downside of his game.

Despite the defensive issues, his play-making ability and offensive abilities have been good in his first full-year, as he’s fifth on the team in scoring with 25 points.

Although you can never have too many centres in the system, SDA could be a good trade chip for the Leafs, as they look to fetch a legitimate NHLer.

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