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3 Realistic Hypothetical Toronto Maple Leafs Trades

By Stephen Nixon

TORONTO, ON - JANUARY 1: Connor Brown #28 of the Ottawa Senators battles against Ilya Mikheyev #65 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on January 1, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Senators 6-0. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - JANUARY 1: Connor Brown #28 of the Ottawa Senators battles against Ilya Mikheyev #65 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on January 1, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Senators 6-0. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO – DECEMBER 01: J.T. Miller #9 of the Vancouver Canucks skates with the puck against the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on December 01, 2021 in Ottawa, Ontario. (Photo by Chris Tanouye/Getty Images) /

No. 2: J.T Miller

J.T Miller is set to become a UFA after next year and the Vancouver Canucks still need to pay Brock Boeser, so they should probably trade Miller before they can’t afford him next year, right?

The Canucks missed the playoffs this year, but they’ll be in a good position to bounce back next year, as Thatcher Demko is one of the best goaltenders in the league. If he can play up to his standards, they’ll have a great chance to win every night, plus the young-star’s like Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson are solid players to build around.

However, the Canucks have a player in Miller who could really help the Leafs, and Toronto has a player who would probably love to play in Vancouver. So here’s the trade:

  • Toronto Maple Leafs acquire: J.T. Miller (25% salary retained by Vancouver)
  • Vancouver Canucks acquire: Alex Kerfoot, Brett Seney and 2022 First Round Pick

Good-bye first-round pick and hello win-now mode. Who needs a 2022 draft pick when you can acquire a player who scored 32 goals and had 99 points last year?

The 6-foot-1, 220 pound forward brings size and skill and could add huge fire-power in the Leafs top-six. Meanwhile, Kerfoot was born in Vancouver and would definitely love the idea of playing in front of his hometown team every night.

Kerfoot is a much more affordable player to sign in 2023, so Vancouver can re-sign him and get a few assets, while Miller gets a run a Stanley Cup with the Leafs.

Let’s make a deal!

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