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4 Pending UFA’s That the Toronto Maple Leafs Should Trade For

By Stephen Nixon

TORONTO, ON - MARCH 31: Pierre-Luc Dubois #80 of the Winnipeg Jets skates against the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on March 31, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Jets 7-3. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - MARCH 31: Pierre-Luc Dubois #80 of the Winnipeg Jets skates against the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on March 31, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Jets 7-3. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /
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SUNRISE, FL – MARCH 31: Patrick Kane #88 of the Chicago Blackhawks skates with the puck prior to the game against the Florida Panthers at the FLA Live Arena on March 31, 2022 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images) /

No. 1: Patrick Kane ($10.5M)

The most obvious and biggest trade the Toronto Maple Leafs could make right now, would be to acquire Patrick Kane.

The three-time Stanley Cup winner is 33-years-old, but has so much left to give. After missing the playoffs in four of the past five seasons, you’d have to think that his juices are flowing to get back on a winning squad and try to win his fourth Stanley Cup.

In 2010, Kane scored a Stanley Cup overtime winning goal to break the Blackhawks 49-year championship drought, so maybe Kane could the secret-weapon to break the Leafs current drought?

The former first-overall pick would be brilliant riding shotgun to Auston Matthews or John Tavares and it would make the Leafs offense virtually unstoppable.

Kane’s contract is clearly a huge obstacle, but with only one-year left, it’s possible that the Blackhawks would retain 50% of his deal, if the Leafs gave them a sweetener. Whatever that sweetener is, it’s worth it, because these types of players don’t become available every day.

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