No. 2: Calle Rosen
He’s been traded, and traded for, by the Leafs before, so could it happen again this year’s NHL Trade Deadline?
Rosen was famously traded in the Nazem Kadri deal which shipped them both to Colorado and then returned a few months later in a deal which involved Michael Hutchinson. The left-shot defenseman struggled to make an impact in the NHL with Toronto and Colorado, but has recently found his calling in St. Louis with the Blues.
In 34 games, Rosen has seven goals and 15 points and could be a cheap player to add to Toronto’s blue-line at only $762K AAV for the next two years.
Dubas is very familiar with this player and clearly likes him if he traded for him within the year after trading him, so it wouldn’t be shocking to see him added as depth defenseman. The Leafs need help with offense from the blue-line and his seven goals thus far suggests he can find the back of the net.
The Blues are in sell-mode, so look for them as a team that Toronto makes a deal with.