NHL Insider Unveils Steep Asking Price for the Maple Leafs' Top Two Trade Deadline Targets
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Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving wants to do something big at the NHL trade deadline although it may just cost him an arm and a leg.
With the trade deadline coming up in about a week from now, Brad Treliving and his team are hard at work to ensure that the Toronto Maple Leafs improve for this final stretch of the NHL season.
There are 24 games left to be played, and the Maple Leafs sit in first place in the Atlantic Division, which means they are a potential cup contender.
Toronto Maple Leafs trade deadline plans
According to Darren Dreger of TSN, the two top trade targets for the Leafs right now are centers Brayden Schenn and Scott Laughton.
However, as he reported on Insider Trading, this is going to cost Treliving a whole bunch of assets, including a first-round pick or at least a high-value prospect within the team's system.
"The Maple Leafs do have the assets. The prospect pool is there and other teams like the St. Louis Blues are paying attention," said Dreger. "[Treliving] is most definitely interested in the captain of the Blues. You also have Scott Laughton of the Philadelphia Flyers. The ask, a little bit less. It's a first-round draft pick or an equal value prospect, unless Philadelphia has to take a player or contract back and then it's a first, plus."
Of course, this could mean that guys like Fraser Minten or even Easton Cowan are going to be on the chopping block in the not-so-distant future.
This is certainly not the Maple Leafs would like to give up, but in order to get viable centers who can score, you need to be willing to play ball.
The next week or so is going to be fascinating especially as fans continue to expect some big moves from Treliving.
If he does not deliver, then there is going to be a lot of anger with the front office, and that will be especially true if the playoff results simply do not materialize.
Overall, the Leafs have a lot of options going forward, and one can only hope that the team's potential is maximized.
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