There are many teams in salary-cap troubles, including the Toronto Maple Leafs, which means a trade is imminent.
If the Toronto Maple Leafs don’t make a trade this offseason, it’ll be incredibly shocking, because they are currently over the salary cap. It still seems like they need to upgrade thier top-six and if they want to re-sign Rasmus Sandin, another player has to get traded to make room (most likely).
The organization can’t actually think they have a Stanley Cup winning roster right now, can they?
Don’t get me wrong. On paper, right now, this is still a playoff team and one that will win a ton of regular season games. But at the end of the day, it’s still essentially the same team we’ve seen over the past few years and that roster has continued to lose in Game 7’s.
In order to better their team, they still need one more high-skilled forward who can make a difference in the playoffs.
We can’t rely on Michael Bunting and Alex Kerfoot in the biggest moments, but instead need someone with fire-power and one that can deliver in the playoffs. The same thing applies to the defensive-core.
Jordie Benn and Victor Mete are not getting this team to the next level. They need another top-four defenseman to insolate the group and make them even better.
Here are three potential trade partners for the Leafs this offseason: