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4 Superstars Toronto Maple Leafs Should Trade For

By Stephen Nixon

TORONTO, ON - DECEMBER 11: Patrick Kane #88 of the Chicago Blackhawks battles for the puck against Auston Matthews #34 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on December 11, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Blackhawks 5-4. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - DECEMBER 11: Patrick Kane #88 of the Chicago Blackhawks battles for the puck against Auston Matthews #34 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on December 11, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Blackhawks 5-4. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – OCTOBER 21: Patrick Kane #88 of the Chicago Blackhawks looks on against the Detroit Red Wings during the second period at United Center on October 21, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – OCTOBER 21: Patrick Kane #88 of the Chicago Blackhawks looks on against the Detroit Red Wings during the second period at United Center on October 21, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

No. 2: Patrick Kane

The Chicago Blackhawks are terrible, yet Kane is still scoring at a decent clip with 16 points in 21 games.

If he had any talent around him, he’d easily be a point-per-game player again, but that’s tough to do when Max Domi is his centre.

No offense to Domi, but if his centreman was John Tavares or Auston Matthews, Kane would be near the top of the league in points by now.

There’s no bigger fish out there than Kane right now and the Leafs would be stupid not to make a pitch for him. It obviously comes down to Kane wanting to play in Toronto, but why wouldn’t he want to try to win another ring with an Original Six team?

He’d get to player with a fellow countryman in Matthews every night and would light the league up. It would be unbelievable to watch and the Leafs power-play would be a video game with Kane, Marner, Matthews, Nylander and Morgan Rielly doing work.

It’s obviously a dream scenario but we’ll continue to try to write it into existence, as Kane would be the cherry on-top to an already amazing offensive team.

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