Ranking the Possibilities of the Toronto Maple Leafs Trading a “Core Four” Member

Could the Maple Leafs actually consider moving one or more of their core four?

By Edward Eng | May 29, 2024

Feb 15, 2021; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews (34) celebrates scoring a goal with Toronto Maple Leafs center Mitchell Marner (16) and Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares (91) and Toronto Maple Leafs center William Nylander (88) during the second period against the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports / Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports

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The absolute moment when the Toronto Maple Leafs were officially eliminated from the 2023-24 Stanley Cup Playoffs, there was a gut feeling that some wholesale changes were inevitably coming.

After all, with the Toronto Maple Leafs failing to advance past the first round of the playoffs for the seventh time in the last eight seasons, something definitely needs to be done to help this team get to the next level.

Shortly after the conclusion of their season, the first domino began to fall when the Leafs hired Craig Berube to replace the departed Sheldon Keefe as their new head coach for the upcoming season. But of course, this was just the beginning of the many expected moves by Toronto this offseason.

With that in mind, what is the possibility that the Maple Leafs would include shipping out a key member of their “core four” as a part of their retooling of their roster for 2024-25? Or perhaps maybe even more than one?

Ranking the Possibilities of the Toronto Maple Leafs Trading a “Core Four” Member

Here, we will rank the likelihood of a core four member being traded this offseason to help this Maple Leafs team build for now and the future.

If it does happen, the changes to the eventual team makeup could be substantial.

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