The Toronto Maple Leafs top 3 trade chips heading into the 2024-25 NHL season

The Toronto Maple Leafs had been very active during the offseason in retooling the team for the 2024-25 NHL season. They had made various changes both at the player and management level, with hopes to give the team the best chances at competing for the Stanley Cup.

But with still a full NHL schedule left to play through, more moves will likely take place in-season for the Toronto Maple Leafs as they work to fine tune their roster in preparation for the grueling run in the playoffs.

If any of those potential moves were to happen, they would likely come in the form of a trade, rather than just strictly on player free agent signings.

In such cases, what would the Maple Leafs have available throughout the season as their key assets that they could use for any possible trade transactions? 

 The Toronto Maple Leafs top 3 trade chips heading into the 2024-25 NHL season

Here, we take a closer look at the Leafs top three trade chips that they currently have that they could use to help upgrade the team over the course of the 2024-25 NHL season.

For the purpose of this article, those pieces could include both future draft picks and actual players and/or prospects.