No. 1: Patrick Kane
Patrick Kane needs to be a member of the Maple Leafs. Born and raised 1.5 hours from Toronto, Kane has taken an Original Six team from the Lottery Draft to the Stanley Cup not once but three times.
His unbelievable skillset would look amazing beside Matthews and the two of them could be an even better duo than him and Marner. Kane’s point-per-game playoff experience (132 points in 132 games), three Stanley Cup’s and Conn Smythe Trophy make him the best dream trade scenario for Toronto, as he would push this team over the edge.
Obviously his contract is expensive, but as previously mentioned, there’s ways to make it work. Whether Chicago retains 50% of the deal or the Toronto Maple Leafs get creative with who they trade, Kane coming to Toronto would seriously make them the Stanley Cup favorite.
Their top-six would be impossible to match and it could even push Nylander down to the third-line to give this team even more depth than possible. Or you could just make the first-line a juggernaut and go with Nylander-Matthews-Kane and watch them score every time they’re on the ice.
If Toronto acquired Kane, I’d lose my mind, so let’s please make this happen.