Elliotte Friedman Links the Toronto Maple Leafs to $68 Million Forward

Throughout the entirety of the summer, the Toronto Maple Leafs and general manager Brad Treliving were looking for a top-six forward that could help this team reach its goals.

In the end, the Leafs have decided to settle on Max Domi and Mattias Maccelli. However, there is no denying that the team would absolutely love someone better.

Well, according to Elliotte Friedman on '32 Thoughts,' there is a star forward in Nashville who could very well be on the move sooner rather than later.

As the Sportsnet insider reveals, the Nashville Predators are thinking about moving on from forward Filip Forsberg. He is going into the fourth year of his eight-year $68 million deal that pays him $8.5 million per season.

Friedman believes that the Toronto Maple Leafs and Treliving could be interested in making a deal here, especially when you consider how Forsberg is still producing.

Last season, Forsberg managed 31 goals and 76 points. The season before that, he had 48 goals and 94 points, which just goes to show his talent.

At 31 years old, he still has lots of gas in the tank, and he would play phenomenally well with John Tavares and William Nylander.

Of course, this kind of move would require the Maple Leafs to free up a significant amount of cap space, which may not be entirely feasible, all things considered.

However, with the Nashville Predators experiencing a dip in quality over the past couple of years, perhaps now is the time for them to move on from such a massive cap hit.