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Toronto Maple Leafs: 3 Trades to Replace Jake Muzzin

By Mike Jack

Jun 22, 2018; Dallas, TX, USA; Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas announces the number twenty-nine overall pick in the first round of the 2018 NHL Draft at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 22, 2018; Dallas, TX, USA; Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas announces the number twenty-nine overall pick in the first round of the 2018 NHL Draft at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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ST PAUL, MN – MARCH 13: Matt Dumba #24 of the Minnesota Wild looks on against the Nashville Predators in the first period of the game at Xcel Energy Center on March 13, 2022 in St Paul, Minnesota. The Predators defeated the Wild 6-2. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) /

Matt Dumba – Minnesota Wild

Matt Dumba plays a similar style to Jake Muzzin.  He’s a great two-way player with a physical presence.

At 6’0, he’s a little smaller than 6’3 Muzzin, but he plays a big game.

Dumba is also right-handed, so he could back up Reilly on the top pairing or form a shutdown pairing with Brodie to move Holl to the third pairing.

Dumba currently makes $6 million AAV which is similar to Muzzin’s $5.625 million, and the Leafs should afford to resign him if Muzzin isn’t going to return.

He’s 28 years old and could be one of the younger rental players available.

Minnesota is sitting on the outside edge of the playoff picture so far in this young season, so his availability will depend a lot on the team’s performance.

Dumba has played in Minnesota for his entire 10-year career so far, so he may want to sign an extension before the deadline as well.

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